2
and rising more than 15m above the pre-eruptive land surface. Collapse of the unstable dam prior to the final phase of the eruption resulted in sudden drainage of the lake. Deposits laid down by the catastrophic floodwaves occur at least as far north as Bonn, more than 50km downstream from Andernach.
Article PDF
Similar content being viewed by others
Avoid common mistakes on your manuscript.
Author information
Authors and Affiliations
Rights and permissions
About this article
Cite this article
Park, C., Schmincke, HU. Lake Formation and Catastrophic Dam Burst during the Late Pleistocene Laacher See Eruption (Germany). Naturwissenschaften 84, 521–525 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050438
Issue Date:
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s001140050438