The slopes heading into the Gepatsch Reservoir are characterized by scarps indicating a system of slow-moving landslides (deep-seated slope deformation) in the prevailing metamorphic rocks. The Hochmais Landslide in the centre of the image represents the most obvious example whilst traces of smaller landslides are visible on the left side.

Keywords

alpine vegetation, artificial dam, cloudscape, DSGSD, high-mountain ecosystems, lake, landslide, metamorphic rock, mountainscape, non-tropical montane forest, power plant, rock slide, Zonobiome VI

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Monday 18 August 2014 by Martin Mergili in Europe / Austria (14417 visits)