Open AccessThe Tam Pokhari Glacier Lake outburst flood of 3 September 1998
Author(s) -
Shree Kamal Dwivedi,
Madhav Dev Acharya,
R.E. Simard
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
journal of nepal geological society
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2676-1378
DOI - 10.3126/jngs.v22i0.32429
Subject(s) - glacier , flood myth , geology , longitude , hydrology (agriculture) , physical geography , latitude , geomorphology , geography , archaeology , geodesy , geotechnical engineering
Retreating glaciers in the Himalayas have given rise to many glacier lakes. One of such lakes is the Tam Pokhari. It is located in eastern Nepal (86°56'52" E longitude and 27°44'33" N latitude) and breached on 3 September 1998 releasing 17.66 million cubic metres of water. The sediments transported by the outburst flood dammed the Dudh Kosh, River and inundated it up to 2 km upstream The nature of the glacier lake outburst flood, its causes, and downstream impact are presented in this paper.