Lessons from the Case History of a Massive Landslide Dam

Figure 3

Pictures showing (a) landslide rupture surface and Karli water channel, taken from the upstream side of the dam facing eastward (November 2005); (b) landslide rupture surface, dam, Karli lake, and alignment of the original lowest crest elevation along the dam, taken from the downstream side of the dam facing westward (April 2006); (c) landslide rupture surface, landslide toe, dam, Karli and Tung lakes, and alignments of the original lowest crest elevation and the Karli spillway along the dam surface, taken from the top of the landslide (November 2005); (d) landslide rupture surface, dam, Karli lake, and upstream ends of the original lowest crest elevation and the Karli spillway, taken from Karli lake (December 2006).

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