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GLACIER "FINDELEN"
Risk type: glacier length changes

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Type:  Valley glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Mattertal
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Zermatt
Municipality code:  3920
Location:  Swiss coordinates: (630'000/95'500)
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.01
Longitude (°, cent):  7.85
Surface (km2):  15
Lenght (km):  7
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  2500
Max. altitude (m):  3800
Orientation (°)  270
Slope (°)  10

EVENT:  Date  //1979 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  Advance towards the water catchment of Grande Dixence SA.
Effects:  Water catchment rebuilt.
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz

EVENT:  Date  23/7/1943 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  Water outburst with icebergs.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Iken, A. and Truffer, M., 1997 - The relationship between subglacial water pressure and velocity of Findelengletscher, Switerland, during ist advance and retreat. Journal of Glaciology, 43(144): 328-333