The 1786 earthquake-triggered landslide dam and subsequent dam-break flood on the Dadu River, southwestern China

2004/12/15 by F.C. Dai, C.F. Lee, Jing Deng +2 · 1 voice
Engineering · Environmental Science · #Dam Engineering and Safety #Flood Risk Assessment and Management #Landslides and related hazards

paper · doi:10.1016/j.geomorph.2004.08.011

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Citations

• The formation and failure of natural dams

Discussions

• 1 June 1786 5:00 UT M7.75 earthquake at the junction of Xianshuihe and Longmenshan faults, hit Kangding, Sichuan, China. A landslide dam blocked river. Dam-break flood killed 100,000 people. Many past [bsky, 1 points, 0 comments]