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

Glacier list | Statistics
 

Type:  Confluent glacier
Country:  Switzerland
Region:  Valais, Goms
Massif/Ice Cap:  
Municipality:  Fieschertal
Municipality code:  
Location:  Tongue : (643'370/137'750), 1720 m a.s.l; Konkordiahütte: (647'200/150'100), 2850 m a.s.l; Märjelensee: (650'000/143'500), 2348 m a.s.l
 
Latitude (°, cent):  46.5
Longitude (°, cent):  8.04
Surface (km2):  125
Lenght (km):  24
Width (km):  
Min. altitude (m):  1600
Max. altitude (m):  4160
Orientation (°)  180
Slope (°)  6

EVENT:  Date  24/9/1895 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz

EVENT:  Date  //1894 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1892 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  25/7/1890 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  24/6/1889 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  4/9/1887 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /8/1884 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /1/1883 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

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EVENT:  Date  9/6/1882 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  19/7/1878 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1876 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1875 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1874 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1873 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1872 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1871 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /7/1864 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1859 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1858 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1850 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier length changes
Description  Advances of the glacier.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz

EVENT:  Date  /8/1848 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  //1840 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /7/1828 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

EVENT:  Date  /7/1822 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Holzhauser, H., 1984 - Zur Geschichte der Aletschgletscher und des Fieschergletschers. Technical Report 13, Universität Zürich-Irchel, Geographisches Institut.

EVENT:  Date  /7/1820 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Zumbühl, H. and Holzhauser, H., 1988 - Alpengletscher in der kleinen Eiszeit. Die Alpen, 64(3):130-322. 3. Quartal, Sonderheft zum 125. jährigen Jubiläum des SAC.

EVENT:  Date  /8/1813 -  Date quality:   

Type:  Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Description  "Märjelensee" lake outburst.
Effects:  
Deaths(#)  0
Injuried (#)  0
Note  

DAMAGES    

BIBLIOGRAPHY 

Lütschg, O., 1915 - Der Märjelensee und seine Abflussverhältnisse. Eine hydrologische Studie unter Mitberücksichtigung hydrologischer Erscheinungen in anderen Flussgebieten. Verbandschrift Nr. 1, Analen der Schweizerischen Landeshydrologie, Zürich.