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The Barrier

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valley. At the time of eruption, the valley was filled by glacial ice. The lava flow was stopped by the ice and ponded, eventually cooling to form an
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nearby, and the relocation of residents to new recreational subdivisions away from the hazard zone. Should The Barrier completely collapse,
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to declare the area immediately below it unsafe for human habitation in 1981. This led to the evacuation of the small resort village of
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in the area below Garibaldi Lake. The most recent major landslide in 1855-1856 formed a large boulder field which gives
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Concerns about The Barrier's instability due to volcanic, tectonic, or heavy rainfall activity prompted the provincial
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The area below and adjacent to The Barrier is considered hazardous due to the unstable lava formation.
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The Barrier was formed about 15,000–12,000 years ago when large lava flows emanated from
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10 cu ft) of rock was removed from The Barrier during the 1855-1856 event.
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The unstable lava formation of The Barrier has in the past unleashed several
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would be considerable, including major damage to the town of
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This article is about the volcanic dam. For other uses, see
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Catalogue of Canadian volcanoes - Garibaldi volcanic belt
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would be entirely released and downstream damage in the
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Index

Barrier

British Columbia
Canada
49°56′06″N 123°04′48″W / 49.9349°N 123.0800°W / 49.9349; -123.0800
Type of dam
Lava dam
Rubble Creek
Spillways
Garibaldi Lake
lava dam
Garibaldi Lake
British Columbia
Canada
Clinker Peak
Mount Price
Cheakamus River
ice-marginal lava flow
debris flows
Rubble Creek
government
Garibaldi
Garibaldi Lake
Cheakamus
Squamish Rivers
Squamish
Howe Sound
Vancouver Island
Garibaldi Lake volcanic field
Garibaldi Volcanic Belt

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