page_title: Altai flood
hierarchical_section_title: Altai flood
caption_attribution_description: English: Diluvial terrasses, Altai
context_page_description: The Altai flood refers to the cataclysmic flood that, according to some geomorphologists, swept along the Katun River in the Altai Republic at the end of the last ice age. These glacial lake outburst floods were the result of periodic sudden ruptures of ice dams like those triggering the Missoula floods.
context_section_description: The Altai flood refers to the cataclysmic flood(s) that, according to some geomorphologists, swept along the Katun River in the Altai Republic at the end of the last ice age. These glacial lake outburst floods were the result of periodic sudden ruptures of ice dams like those triggering the Missoula floods.
caption: Diluvial terraces on Katun River, Altai Republic
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