Country Name of the country in which the landslide dam formed, as listed by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names or included in the Times Atlas of the World , 7th edition, 1988. Subdivision Name of the local political unit in which the landslide dam formed, as listed in The Times Atlas of the World , 7th edition, 1988. Date of dam Year, month, and day on which the landslide dam was formed. River or Lake Geographic name of the river that was dammed by the landslide, and the name of the resulting lake, if available, as listed by the U.S. Board of Geographic Names or included in The Times Atlas of the World , 7th edition, 1988. Many of the lakes have been given informal names because they were new or temporary features not listed in these references and not noted on available maps.
Many landslides transform after they detach.
If only one kind of landslide is listed, it is the mass movement that actually formed the dam. Trigger Mechanism that caused initial landslide. Landslide volume Total volume of the initial landslide, in cubic meters. Dam length Crest length of the landslide dam measured perpendicular to the major valley axis, in meters. Dam width Base width of the landslide dam measured parallel to the main valley axis, in meters.