Barrier lava dam
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Barrier lava dam is a natural volcanic rock formation in British Columbia that impounds Garibaldi Lake by blocking the valley with thick lava flows.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Barrier lava dam canonical | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
lava dam
ⓘ
natural rock formation ⓘ volcanic landform ⓘ |
| access | hiking trails from Rubble Creek parking area ⓘ |
| age | Holocene ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Garibaldi Lake volcanic field NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| blocks | valley below Garibaldi Lake ⓘ |
| composition | andesitic lava ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | eruptions of Mount Price area vents ⓘ |
| drainage | Cheakamus River system NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| elevation | approximately 1400 metres above sea level ⓘ |
| formedBy | thick lava flows ⓘ |
| formedFrom | lava flows that filled a pre-existing valley ⓘ |
| function | natural dam ⓘ |
| geologicalPeriod | Quaternary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hazardStatus | geologically unstable ⓘ |
| height | approximately 250 metres above valley floor ⓘ |
| impounds | Garibaldi Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landformType | lava flow dam ⓘ |
| length | approximately 2 kilometres ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
British Columbia
ⓘ
Coast Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ Garibaldi Provincial Park NERFINISHED ⓘ Pacific Ranges NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monitoredBy |
British Columbia government agencies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Geological Survey of Canada NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| near |
Squamish, British Columbia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Whistler, British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
impounding a large alpine lake
ⓘ
potential landslide and flood hazard ⓘ |
| overlooks | Cheakamus River valley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Canadian Cascade Arc
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protectedAreaStatus | within a provincial park ⓘ |
| province | British Columbia ⓘ |
| region | Southwestern British Columbia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| retains | large volume of lake water ⓘ |
| risk | potential catastrophic collapse ⓘ |
| riskTo |
Cheakamus River valley
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
settlements downstream including Squamish ⓘ |
| rockType | volcanic rock ⓘ |
| surfaceFeature |
columnar jointing in lava
ⓘ
steep cliffs ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.