title: The outburst of dammed lake Maashey (North-Chuya ridge, Central Altai)
abstract: The dammed lakes are widespread in mountainous areas and usually occur when river flow is blocked by landslides, rock glaciers, etc. Among such lakes, the most dangerous are those located in the periglacial zone and blocked by rock glaciers. Continued deglaciation of mountainous areas under changing climate conditions contributes to accumulation of large volumes of melt water in lakes, which may increase pressure on the dam, cause its failure and subsequent outburst flood. In this article we des
journal: Journal Ice and Snow