Glacial lake at the base of Nevado Hualcán (hidden in the clouds). The level of this lake was lowered through a system of tunnels in order to reduce the outburst hazard. Nevertheless, in 2010 an ice avalanche led to an impact wave overtopping the bedrock dam and evolving to a debris flow and flood that caused some damage in the Quebrada Hualcán all the way down to the town of Carhuaz.

Keywords

glacial lake, glacial processes, glacier, lake, mountainscape

Created

Wednesday 11 July 2018 by Martin Mergili in South America / Peru (2453 visits)