Lake outburst flood hazard in the Central Andes of Argentina (31º-36ºS))

CORREAS GONZALEZ, MARIANA

Seminario; IAG Regional Webinar for Central and South America; 2024

International Association of Geomorphologists

What types of lakes exist in the Central Andes of Argentina (ACA) and how are they distributed? Do current lakes represent a danger associated with their potential collapse and consequent flooding? In this webinar I will present a characterization of the lake water resource and some historical cases of abrupt floods in the ACA (31º-36ºS).