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GLACIER "GRIAZ"
Risk type: ice avalanches
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Hanging glacier |
| Country: |
France |
| Region: |
Haute Savoie |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
Mont Blanc |
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| Location: |
Glacier localised at the bottom of the « Arête Payot », and it looks directly on the "village des Houches" |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
45.51 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
6.49 |
| Surface (km2): |
0.5 |
| Lenght (km): |
1 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
2500 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3300 |
| Orientation (°) |
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| Slope (°) |
39 |
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EVENT: Date
19/3/1905
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| Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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| Description |
a huge serac fall has occurred at the snout of the glacier, making a cone in the gorge of the torrent of 650.000 m3 ( ice and snow) |
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Effects: |
no material damage |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Lefèbvre, B., 1985 - Etude hydraulique du franchissement du torrent de la Griaz par la voie express le Fayet - Les Houches ; Etude sur modèle réduit Rapport Sogreah n°46 0209 |
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EVENT: Date
13/5/1903
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| Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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| Description |
one part of the snout of the glacier has fallen in the bed of the torrent |
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Effects: |
no material damage |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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DAMAGES |
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EVENT: Date
11/3/1817
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| Type: |
Ice avalanches |
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| Description |
after an earthquake, many seracs have taken out from the glacier (and maybe from the glacier of the Bourgeat), provoking several avalanches |
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Effects: |
one of the avalanche has brought a house at the "Houches" and caused the death of 4 persons |
| Deaths(#) |
4 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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| Type: |
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Description: the avalanche has brought a house at the "Houches" |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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