Glacial lake outburst flood in the Chuchún watershed, Cordillera Blanca, Peru

Result code in IS VaVaI
<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F67985891%3A_____%2F13%3A00425445" target="_blank" >RIV/67985891:_____/13:00425445 - isvavai.cz</a>
Result on the web
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_15" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_15</a>
DOI - Digital Object Identifier
<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_15" target="_blank" >10.1007/978-3-642-31319-6_15</a>

Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Glacial lake outburst flood in the Chuchún watershed, Cordillera Blanca, Peru
Original language description
On 11 April 2010 at 7:40 icefall and rockfall from the Hualcán Mt. caused flood on the Chucchún River, right tributary of the Santa River, near the city of Carhuaz, department of Ancash. Direct damage comprises of aesthetical or functional damage to several residential houses located close to the river bad, loss of livestock and damage to the drinking water treatment plan. Geomorphologic mapping along the watercourse identified areas with prevailing type of fluvial processes. Detailed cross sections ofthe stream and adjacent valley slopes were constructed using laser range finder. Special attention was paid to identify flood sediments at each cross section. These data along with topography were used to model the flood in 1D HEC-RAS model.
Czech name
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Czech description
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GAP209%2F11%2F1000" target="_blank" >GAP209/11/1000: Hazard assessment of dangerous landslides and glacial lake outburst floods, Cordillera Blanca, Peru</a><br>
Continuities
Z - Vyzkumny zamer (s odkazem do CEZ)

Publication year
2013
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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