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Abstract
Debris flow activity in the Geysernaya River basin was mapped. Large-scale debris flow processes due to the collapse of fragments of the valley’s left wall were observed in this area three times over the past 40 years. Three independent debris flow areas of the river basin were identified and described: the upper reaches of the river, the Levaya Geysernaya basin; the middle reaches of the river, below the dammed lake that formed in 2014; and the lower downstream part, below the dammed lake that existed in 2007–2014. Debris flow processes are typical of most tributaries of the Geysernaya River. Moreover, debris flows can be aseasonal in the left tributaries, because they are formed under constant heating and active gas–hydrothermal influence within the thermal fields. The landslide dam formed in 2014 is resistant to erosion, and an independent outburst of the dammed lake is unlikely. With further erosion of the 2007 dam and expansion of the breach in the dam body, collapse of its sides and debris flow in the lower part of the Geysernaya River valley should not be ruled out. Risks of rockfall, landslide, and debris flow processes, most likely on the left wall of the valley, should be taken into consideration in planning the development of recreation facilities.
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Russian Journal of Pacific Geology publishes the results of research on the Earth crust and mantle composition and provides articles on the geological structure and patterns of distribution of mineral deposits in the Pacific Ocean, marginal seas and continental margins. It discusses the topics of stratigraphy, sedimentology, magmatic activity, and seismicity. The journal deals with the problems of lithosphere plates tectonics, and offers the results of neotectonic, geomorphological, geodesic, environmental and mining studies in the Pacific region. The journal accepts theoretical, methodical and philosophical articles covering general issues of geology, geophysics, geochemistry, geoecology and mining. The journal also publishes critical notes and comments, and reviews.