FITS Deprecation Notice.
The FITS data base is being deprecated on the 31st March 2025.
The data is being migrated to Tilde and will be available through the API and visualization interfaces.
You can check on the status of the different data sets on our FITS System Deprecation: Transition to Tilde API page.
The Young River Landslide occurred on the North Branch of the Young River, near Lake Wanaka, New Zealand, at 4:40am on 29 August 2007.
The debris avalanche occurred in closely jointed schist, forming a dam 70m high across the valley. Water began impounding behind the dam and then overtopped, scouring an outflow channel on the downstream face of the dam. The impounded lake is approximately two kilometres in length and 500m at its widest point. Water first overtopped the dam on 5 October 2007, approximately 5 weeks after its formation. Water continues to flow over the dam crest and has scoured material from along the outflow channel after periods of high rainfall and associated outflows.
The lake level is plotted by the Otago Regional Council.
Further Information: The Young River Landslide (pdf)