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Usoi Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez: An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan

Resource Type
Reports
Reference Title
Usoi Landslide Dam and Lake Sarez: An Assessment of Hazard and Risk in the Pamir Mountains, Tajikistan
Author/Presenter
Alford, Donald
Schuster, Robert
Organization/Agency
United Nations
Year
2000
Topic Location
Tajikistan
Abstract/Additional Information

This report, resulting from a 1999 international study of Lake Sarez, formed by a 1911 landslide, concludes that the Usoi Dam presents a low-probability/high-consequence event, and recommends establishment of monitoring and warning systems.