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GLACIER "GRUBEN"
Risk type: glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket)
Glacier list |
Statistics
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| Type: |
Cirque glacier |
| Country: |
Switzerland |
| Region: |
Valais, Saastal |
| Massif/Ice Cap: |
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| Municipality: |
Saas Balen |
| Municipality code: |
3908 |
| Location: |
Swiss coordinate: (641'500/113'500) |
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| Latitude (°, cent): |
46,17 |
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| Longitude (°, cent): |
7,99 |
| Surface (km2): |
2,5 |
| Lenght (km): |
3 |
| Width (km): |
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| Min. altitude (m): |
2860 |
| Max. altitude (m): |
3990 |
| Orientation (°) |
45 |
| Slope (°) |
20 |
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EVENT: Date
22/9/1971
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Outburst of lake 3. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Röthlisberger, H., 1979 - Glaziologische Arbeiten im Zusammenhang mit den Seeausbrüchen am Grubengletscher, Gemeinde Saas Balen (Wallis). Mitteilung 41, VAW, Gloriastr. 37-39, ETH-Zentrum, CH-8092 Zürich. |
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EVENT: Date
8/7/1970
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Ouburst of lake 3 during glaciological studies and clean up works. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
Only few damages thank early enough alarm. |
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DAMAGES |
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EVENT: Date
2/7/1968
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Outburst of lake 3. |
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Effects: |
Overflow of lakes 2 and 1: debris flow release. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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Haeberli, W and Fisch, W., 1984 - Electrical resistivity soundings of glacier beds: a test study on Grubengletscher, Wallis, Swiss Alps. Journal of Glaciology, 13: 96-102. |
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EVENT: Date
9/8/1958
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Outburst of lake 3, which formed in 1954 after retreat of the glacier. |
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Effects: |
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| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
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DAMAGES |
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EVENT: Date
20/7/1868
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
Rapid rise of the river Fällbach. |
| Deaths(#) |
0 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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EVENT: Date
24/6/1829
- Date quality: |
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| Type: |
Glacier flood (contain both lakes and water pocket) |
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| Description |
Lake outburst. |
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Effects: |
Rapid rise of the river Fällbach. |
| Deaths(#) |
1 |
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Injuried (#) |
0 |
| Note |
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DAMAGES |
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BIBLIOGRAPHY |
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VAW, 2002 - Inventar von gefährlichen Gletschern in der Schweiz |
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