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LANDSLIDE DAM
A natural dam to a river caused by any form of mass wasting. The resulting lake may be short- or long-lived. Because of the loose nature of the dam sediment, such dams can fail suddenly causing downstream floods, which constitute a natural hazard. Flooding upstream may also occur in the form of a wave immediately following the landslide event itself. Landslide ...
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