The formation and persistence of the Matthieu landslide-dam lake, Dominica, W.I.

Environmental and Engineering Geoscience

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 73-89

  Jerome, Degraff V ^a   James, Arlington ^b   Breheny, Patrick ^c  

^a USDA FOREST SERVICE   (United States)

^b Forestry Wildlife and Parks Division   (Trinidad and Tobago)

^c Ford Consulting Group   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Caribbean; Dominica; Flooding; Landslide Dams; Natural Hazards; W.I.

Indexed keywords

CARIBBEAN; DOMINICA; FLOODING; LANDSLIDE-DAMS; NATURAL HAZARD; W.I.;

CATCHMENTS; GROUNDWATER; LAKES; LANDSLIDES; SEEPAGE;

DAMS;

DAM; DISCHARGE; EVAPORATION; FLOOD; GROUNDWATER; LANDSLIDE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NATURAL HAZARD; RESEARCH WORK; SEEPAGE; SOIL STABILIZATION;

DOMINICA; LEEWARD ISLANDS [LESSER ANTILLES];

EID: 79957486872     PISSN: 10787275     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gseegeosci.16.2.73     Document Type: Article

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