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Alternative Title:
ABL Scientists Study Glacier's Threat to Yakutat Fisheries
Personal Author:
Murphy, Mike ; Thedinga, John F.
Murphy, Mike ; Thedinga, John F. Less -
Corporate Authors:
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; Auke Bay Laboratory (Juneau, Alaska)
United States. National Marine Fisheries Service ; Alaska Fisheries Science Center (U.S.) ; Auke Bay Laboratory (Juneau, Alaska) Less -
NOAA Program & Office:
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center)
NMFS (National Marine Fisheries Service) ; AFSC (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) Less -
Description:
When the "galloping" Hubbard Glacier dammed Russell Fiord near Yakutat, Alaska, (Figs. 1 and 2) in May 1986, national attention focused on the spectacular event. By the time the ice dam burst and the fiord drained in October, the trapped water had risen 25 m above sea level and covered 224 km(2). The 1-day outburst from Russell Fiord was one of the greatest water discharges to occur in North American historic times.
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Sea level

Series:
AFSC Quarterly Report : April, May, June; 1991
Document Type:
Technical Report
Place as Subject:
Yakutat (Alaska)
Rights Information:
Public Domain
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Submitted
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