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GLACIER "GLACIER NOIR"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)

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Type:  Valley glacier
Country:  France
Region:  
Massif/Ice Cap:  Ecrins
Municipality:  
Municipality code:  
Location:  Glacial display well-developed overlooking the shelter Cézanne, at the place of "Pré de Mme Carle "
 
Latitude (°, cent):  44.54
Longitude (°, cent):  6.23
Surface (km2):  3.5
Lenght (km):  4.8
Width (km):  0.5
Min. altitude (m):  2100
Max. altitude (m):  3150
Orientation (°)  
Slope (°)  12

EVENT:  Date  2/8/1958 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  a sudden and important flood from the emissary torrent of the glacier Noir occurred. During the last two weeks, there were no precipitations; and as the time of concentration of this small basin is less important than two weeks, the glacier has been implicated. Maybe the cause was a water accumulation in fissures and crevasses, but an estimation of the volume showed that it was improbable. Then there is the hypothesis of an under-glacial water pocket outburst
Effects:  grounding of the bridge which permits to go to the « glacier Blanc" and désordre notable des gabions en rive droite
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  the information in relation with this episode is limited/reduced to an observation of the consequences, we have no estimation of the volume, flow, and last of the event

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Reynaud, L., 1993 - Le glacier Blanc, le glacier Noir BT Nature, pemf, 39p.