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

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Type:  Cirque glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Mattertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Randa
Municipality code:  3928
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (630'000/107'000)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.11
Longitude (°, cent):  7.85
Surface (km2):  3
Lenght (km):  4
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2800
Max. altitude (m):  4540
Orientation (°)  300
Slope (°)  14

EVENT:  Date  //1989 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  15/9/1966 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  10/9/1926 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  water pocket drained in the Birchbach.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz

EVENT:  Date  21/8/1898 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Water pocket => debris flow.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz