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GLACIER "GRIAZ"
Risk type: ice avalanches

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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"
 
Latitude (°, cent):  45.51
Longitude (°, cent):  6.49
Surface (km2):  0.5
Lenght (km):  1
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2500
Max. altitude (m):  3300
Orientation (°)  
Slope (°)  39

EVENT:  Date  19/3/1905 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
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)
Effects:  no material damage
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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BIBLIOGRAPHY 

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

EVENT:  Date  13/5/1903 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  one part of the snout of the glacier has fallen in the bed of the torrent
Effects:  no material damage
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
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EVENT:  Date  11/3/1817 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Ice avalanches
Description  after an earthquake, many seracs have taken out from the glacier (and maybe from the glacier of the Bourgeat), provoking several avalanches
Effects:  one of the avalanche has brought a house at the "Houches" and caused the death of 4 persons
Deaths(#)  4
Injuried (#)  0
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