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England, public Australia, for responsible Kong, by governments Hong local exceeds, for risk in challenge calculated a developed The poses triggered thresholds Meager. finding flows fromnon-eruption Mount This tolerance debris at Canada. risk volcanic in activity Lillooet jurisdiction some landslide magnitude, in floods, Holocene of residents Unlike on to orders process. based risk permitting flows the flows debris the quantify debris volcanic in rare We large, considered warning. but permits not hazards, without building flood and occur are flow of subdivision 65 mitigation Meager of Pemberton, with and Approval Mount Notably, assessment that years. growth. valley, requires from five areas urban areas past inundated River adjacent rapid the flows and experiencing in debris Pemberton Lillooet now size in These are in in and metres. doubled years several has downstream 100 of Meager, past kmfromMount depths kilometres the flow in of and southwest settled in second become tens volcano have per Quaternary metres several a many Meager, reached of fromMount velocities flows have debris Columbia, volcanic large British years, 8000 past the During ersflw flow; debris Keywords: utrayvlao on egr adld aadadrs;qatttv ikassessment; risk quantitative risk; and hazard landslide Meager; Mount volcano; Quaternary ireFriele Pierre eerh io rsrUiest,Bray C Canada BC, Burnaby, University, Fraser Simon Research, Á 64 a ,Mtha Jakob Matthias *, b G niern n. acue,B,Canada; BC, Vancouver, Inc., Engineering BGC ao 19)cnutdrsac ntemechanics the on unstable research most conducted the and (1996) (1994) Jordan is Jakob geothermal Later, 1990) Canada. Meager in (1978, since massif Mount mountain Read it 1970s. that on the argued out research in of carried began body exploration been large the has of that because study this for could volcano hikers, the users, considered. to be close hotsprings snowmobilers workers, and skiers, resource the although to valley, is River risk focus Lillooet Our in risk. residents existing to standards the risk assessing international for use metric acceptable a we as for reason, guidelines this or For risk. standards cur- no is which has area District, rently study Regional our Squamish-Lillooet 1). of the River (Figure jurisdiction Lillooet Vancouver administrative of upper The kmnorth the 150 in watershed, volca- (MMVC) Meager volcanic complex Mount large the nic by at of posed originating sum- flows risk valley debris and we River hazards Specifically, the Lillooet marise Columbia. the from British risk in southwest acceptable guide- hazards and these we existing landslide on compare paper, to based this lines, In methods, measured. appropriate profes- be apply future will and propose practice present sional guidelines which against The risk standards landslide methodology. standardise to order assessment in 2006, March in b ecoeteMutMae ocnccomplex volcanic Meager Mount the chose We n onClague John and c c etefrNtrlHazard Natural for Centre Downloaded By: [Friele, Pierre] At: 20:18 22 February 2008 fLloe aly h rvoslc fsc a such research of extensive lack the previous with sharply The contrasts valley. residents study to from Lillooet risk flows the debris of assess large quantitatively previously on to use data MMVC we new paper, im- this and the In published study. around provided in our and study for people in petus Stewart’s of growth to since occurrence Accelerated Pemberton the risk event’. with an a deal such to pose strategies that properly preparing to hazards essential is ‘It describe stated 72) p. (2002, Stewart rpi netgtosi ilotvle aecon- al have (Friele et strati- valley supposition Subsurface this Lillooet firmed 2004). in Clague investigations graphic and Friele Stewart 1991, down- 2002, from Slaymaker flows and km (Jordan debris 65 Meager Lillooet volcanic Mount Pemberton, to susceptible of that are village stream, suggested the and have valley (2004). researchers Clague and Several Friele and (2002), Stasiuk by Stewart documented (1996), were 2005) Jakob 8, 9; 7, Large and (classes flows. landslides debris non-eruptive 2005) and Jakob small syn-eruptive 6; and mostly 5, 4, of 3, (classes upper relations of watersheds frequency-magnitude the the including in and rocks, massif volcanic Meager Quaternary Mount the of Creek. from distribution Meager derived the and deposits showing River Landslide Columbia Lillooet (B) British complex. southwestern volcanic of Meager Mount Map (A) 1. Figure nrcgiino hsrs tMutMeager, Mount at risk this of recognition In 2006). . tal et 05 Simpson 2005, . tal et Georisk . h on egrvlai ope osssof consists complex km volcanic 20 about Meager Mount The Setting Columbia. British manage- in risk of policies valley discussion ment a Associates the with conclude Leidal in We Wood 2001). risk Kerr and 1985, hazards (Nesbitt-Porter flood on performed ae nrdoabnae ncardtesi growth in (Clague trees charred position ago, on years ages 2360 radiocarbon on about based occurred and eruption snow last by The covered and are ice. streams slopes upper by its dissected and deeply glaciers, 1994). been (Hickson has massif largest volcanic The the Garibaldi is the it in Pliocene; centre the to back dating oae nteforo ilotvle,32 valley, Lillooet are of settlement floor Meager. downstreamfromMount rural the on associated located and village Pemberton The of and of 1994). outbursts (Hickson floods lakes by and landslide-dammed produced damming, flows river hyperconcentrated debris and associated hazards avalanches rock flows, volcanic large principal collapse, edifice The are . western as 3 fdctcadryltceutv rocks eruptive rhyolitic and dacitic of tal et 95.I pedaha a east far as ash spread It 1995). . Á 5km 75 49 Downloaded By: [Friele, Pierre] At: 20:18 22 February 2008 50 ennso ag ( large a of Remnants valley Creek Meager in Deposits to used then to are risk (Moon 2 al. plot Table (F-M) less frequency-magnitude in a significantly data generate in The pose safety. considered be thus public may are events and syn-eruptive non-eruptive predicted because 2) only analysis risk (Table 1), the landslides known (Table all compiled triggered Clague Although are and details). Friele events additional (see Meager for discussed fromthe (2006) briefly derived are landslides massif large on Data characterisation Hazard eoi r xoe na2-hg odct80m 800 cut road 20-mhigh a in exposed are deposit okaaacedbi lwPlnP.70 4.5 7900 Pk. Pylon flow avalanche/debris Rock Prehistoric ersfo arcr k 981.2 10 2 1998 2 1986 1984 1.2 10 Ck. Capricorn 10 1972 3 Ck. Affliction Meager Mt 1975 10 1 1947 10 Ck. Capricorn 10 Ck. Devastation 10 1931 flow Debris 210 8 Ck. 150 Devastation avalanche 10 Rock 630 Ck. Capricorn flow Ck. Debris Devastation 10 370 870 avalanche Rock 800 Ck. flow Capricorn 1860 Debris Ck. avalanche Angel Rock Ck. Good 1920 avalanche No 2240 1.2 Rock Ck. Job Ck. Good flow No Debris AD) Ck. (age Job Historic Ck. Job 4.4 2170 flow Ck. Debris Angel 4.4 flow Ck. Debris Job flow Ck. Debris Devastation flow Debris 2400 flow Debris post-eruptive 2400 to Syn- flow Debris flow Debris flow Debris Syneruptive flow Debris 10 avalanche Rock flow hyperconcentrated flow/ flood/debris 6250 avalanche/outburst Rock flow 5250 Pyroclastic eruption Ck., Job flow avalanche/debris Rock flow hyperconcentrated Ck. flow/ Capricorn avalanche/debris Rock Ck. flow Job avalanche/debris Rock flow avalanche/debris Rock 3 2 1 Age Source Meager. Mount at hazards Event landslide volcanic of Compilation 1. Table h 20y Pdpstfocr stnaieycreae ihteudtdrc vlnh nuprLloe valley. Lillooet upper burial. in and avalanche erosion rock of undated because the minima with likely correlated are tentatively landslides is prehistoric fromcore of deposit Volumes BP yr 6250 The in age Radiocarbon 05 o MMVC. for 2005) 14 erB.Tectdae r hs htms lsl osri h g fteevent. the of age the constrain closely most that those are ages cited The BP. year C 10 6 Á 10 y-rpie20 2 2 2400 4400 Syn-eruptive precursor Pk Pylon 7 m 3 okavalanche rock ) .Friele P. B 6010 2600 et 0 er 10 years 100 1 2 B)Volume (BP) tal. et ersfo,dtda 150 at dated flow, debris osse frc vlnh n ersfo phases. flow debris and avalanche rock of consisted ftelnsie(..teyugs aiu g) is age), maximum youngest the 5250 (i.e. time the landslide the ages, to the closest radiocarbon of presumably 1). and two (Figure which, of yielded Creek younger has Capricorn of deposit mouth The the of south atreetwssmlrt 1.2 The a area. to same similar the was event in latter Creek Meager dammed likely 10 nteHlcn,oc bu 90yasao(4.5 ago years 7900 about once 10 Holocene, the in produ- 2000), Jakob lake. and 1-kmlong Capri- (Bovis a of cing 1998 mouth in the Creek at corn Creek Meager dammed that 8 8 h ot ln fPlnPa olpe twice collapsed Peak Pylon of flank south The m m 9  3 3 n eodtm bu 40yasao(2 ago years 4400 about time second a and ) 70 Fil n lge20) ahlandslide Each 2004). Clague and (Friele ) 10 10             6 6 5 8 6 8 5 5 5 3 14 Á Á Á Á Á Á Á Á Á 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 (m rB GC55) uhyounger much A (GSC-5454). BP yr C 7 7 8 8 6 7 7 6 5 7 6 6 6 8 9 8 7 9 6 5 5 5 6 6 6 5 3 Reference ) hspaper This (1991) McCuaig and McNeely (1994) Jordan (1991) McCuaig and McNeely (1991) McCuaig and McNeely paper This (1991) McCuaig and McNeely Stasiuk Stasiuk Stasiuk al et Friele Friele (2005) (2004); Clague and Friele (1991) McCuaig and McNeely Friele (2004) Clague and Friele oi n ao (2000) Jakob and Bovis (1987) Evans (1994) Jordan (2001) Evans (1977); Mokievsky-Zubot (1994) Jordan (1978) Read (1983) Croft (1994) Jordan Decker (1932); Carter (1991) McCuaig and McNeely (1991) McCuaig and McNeely (1991) McCuaig and McNeely (2006) . tal et al et tal et al et al et 9 20) Simpson (2005); . (2005) . 60 19) twr (2002) Stewart (1996); . (2002) Stewart (1996); . (2002) Stewart (1996); . 14 rB (GSC-5464), BP yr C  10 6 tal et m 3 (1977); . ersflow debris tal et .   Downloaded By: [Friele, Pierre] At: 20:18 22 February 2008 10 10 10 aebe aicro ae t1920 at dated radiocarbon been have vn 01.Toohrlredbi lw have in 3 Creek flows a Devastation (1) debris century: of twentieth watershed large the the other in Two occurred 2001). 1977, (Mokievsky-Zubok Evans 1975 in Creek Devastation ciescug n lca debuttressing. glacial and sackung, active 1 10 Meager. Mount at (m avalanches Volume rock and flows debris non-eruptive for analysis Magnitude-frequency 2. Table m aiu g f370 youngest a of with age ages, maximum 1) radiocarbon (Figure three Creek yielded Good has No at deposit avalanche rock netmtdaeaetikeso 0m tlkl a a had 10 likely it of m, 10 volume of thickness average estimated an 32,rcrsa vn iia nsz oa1.2 a to size in similar event an records 4302), ersu o10mhc Fgr )i xoe na in exposed is 2) (Figure mthick 100 to avalanche up rock debris volcanic stratified, weakly to Massive avalanche rock Pre-eruption been not have deposits published. landslide descriptions previously detailed non-eruptive but (2002), of 1). Stewart Stasiuk (Table and by (1996) documented described are been deposits pre- also Syn-eruptive one has although unit upper instability, eruption slope in eruption subsequent fill 2360-year-old the and near-surface to related and is valley surface Lillooet the valley of River Much Lillooet upper in deposits Proximal of valley the 1978). to (Read confined Creek was Devastation that 1947 in avalanche vrisadbi lwdpsto iia ieta has which that 800 of youngest size is the similar ages, of radiocarbon three deposit yielded flow debris a overlies ae ntedpstsaeletn ( extent areal deposit’s the on Based re Fgr ) ae o2170 to dated 1), (Figure Creek 10 GC33)ad210 and (GSC-3733) 97 odn19) n 2 a (2) and 1994); Creek Meager Jordan Decker 1932, of 1977, (Carter length River Lillooet full entered the and travelled that 1931 aig fe Fell after Ratings 3 8 7 6 5 10 6 Á Á Á Á ersfo htkle orpol ttemuhof mouth the at people four killed that flow debris w orypeevdlnsiedpst ( deposits landslide preserved poorly Two adld eoi ttemuho Devastation of mouth the at deposit landslide A 10 10 10 10 m 9 9 9 8 7 6 3 utdwsrao ne re Fgr 1) (Figure Creek Angel downstreamof just ) 70 3 vn gs(D P o feet eod(years) Record events of No. BP) (AD, ages Event ) 14 rB (GSC-4264). BP yr C 6 60 40 20 90480 :00Possible 1:2000 Likely 8000 1:1100 total 1:77; Historic 2170 77; total 2 historic; 1 4 7900 6250, 4400, 2600, 2170 1975; 1860, 5150 870, 370, 1998; 1931, 1986; 1984, 1972, 1947, 5,20 3,80 90 2240 1920, 800, 630, 210, 150, Á tal et 10 7 20) aig r ae ncnieaino paetana rqec,dsrbto fssetberc ye and types rock susceptible of distribution frequency, annual apparent of consideration on based are Ratings (2005). . m 9 3 9 50 h okaaacedebris avalanche rock The . 50 14 ÁÁ rB GC31) A (GSC-3811). BP yr C 14  rB (GSC-3509). BP yr C 9 10 60 6 B m 10 14 100 9 3 rB (GSC- BP yr C 5 .5km 0.75 Á ersfo in flow debris 50 10 , 6 itrc oa 7 10Hsoi :8 oa :6 Certain 1:860 total 1:38; Historic 5150 77; total 6 historic; 2 itrc 1ttl7;24 itrc11;ttl120Certain 1:200 total 1:19; Historic 2240 77; total 11 historic; 4 14 m CyrBP 3 2  )and tal et tal et rock 10 10 5 Á Georisk 7 . . hsi utb le hnte26 a rBP yr cal 3.5 about 2360 of the area avalanche total than rock a the have older of deposit remnants be Erosional must eruption. it is deposit, the avalanche overlies thus rock River The Bridge Creek. but undated, Job of in within headwaters rocks Job units the fromvolcanic the maroon derivation indicate and of deposit Grey margins the 1). west (Figure and fan north Creek the at bluff river m h okaaacehdavlm f3.5 of volume a had avalanche rock the GC50) n yolsi lwo iia age similar of flow pyroclastic (2490 a and (GSC-5403); 1 lo ntevle eo.Tettlvlm of volume total 4.4 is The about be eruption below. to the estimated during valley produced material the pyroclastic outburst that an in lake causing flood a tuff dam, the impounded valley ash-flow overtopped and Lillooet The eventually River in 1). Lillooet thick (Figure blocked metres Falls of Keyhole tens below many tuff of ash-flow to or welded a up one metres left by that many followed flows pyroclastic was the more with blast buried The volcano blast tephra. pumiceous the initial The near 1). landscape (Figure near located Peak is eruption Plinth 2360-year-old the of vent The deposits Syn-eruptive 059 n 2210 and 209559) eetmt t rgnletn ohv en1 been have to extent original its estimate we aicro gso 2350 yielded fragments delta of Wood the ages of 1). beds radiocarbon (Figure forest tuff fromthe recovered ash-flow the impounded reservoir the by into built was Falls, Keyhole ot fSllCekgv naeo 2360 the of age kmupstreamof an gave 2.2 Creek Salal sand of mouth lacustrine in Wood uieu ersfo ae t2460 at dated flow debris pumiceous a Falls: kmdownstreamfromKeyhole 8 about exposed years. 100 reser- least at the for that persisted suggest voir ages These (Beta-209551). BP  2 suiga vrg hcns f35 of thickness average an Assuming . et ttemuho aa re,usra of upstream Creek, Salal of mouth the at delta A w ag adldsaercre ydeposits by recorded are landslides large Two 10 9 12,000 9 m 80 3 . 14 rB,GC53) twr (2002) Stewart GSC-5433). BP, yr C B :200Ntcredible Not 1:12,000 9 40 frequency Annual 14  rB (Beta-209558). BP yr C 9 10 60 8 m 14 3 rB (Beta- BP yr C Seat2002). (Stewart 9  60 10 9 likelihood 6 14 60  Future Á m CyrBP 0 m, 100 10 14 2  and , Cyr 8 10 51 to 1 7 Downloaded By: [Friele, Pierre] At: 20:18 22 February 2008 52 hs vnst e2 be by to transported events material these and of deposit volume avalanche total rock the pre-eruption estimated undated, an showing 1), 630 (Figure about Creek unit Job flow of mouth debris the a opposite Section 2. Figure erti eto a ile aiu limiting maximum a yielded has section this near yae f1820 bracketed of of is One ages 3) 1). (Figure by units (Figure upward-coarsening the Falls the at Keyhole canyon of the blocked upstreamend with that associated are landslides a deposits successive units backwater over be deposited upward-coarsening to were interpreted The which period. of sandy 600-year to eight silt units, upward-coarsening, 11 gravel least at it, above ttenrhatmri fteJbCekfan Creek Job unit flow the debris 2240 volcanic at of basal a dated margin exposes 1) northeast (Figure the at the complex eruption. following a valley Peak the of Plinth in creeks remnants accumulated that are Mosaic fill kmlong deposits valley and 6 The Salal 1). about between (Figure area kmwide an 1.5 over debris and occur and fluvial, deposits lacustrine, flow by underlain Terraces deposits Post-eruptive small landslide. A this eruption. after the vent fromthe of erupted phase and flow younger main stratigraphic is the it but than that dated, demonstrate relations directly avalanche geomorphic been rock km The 4 not 2002). about has (Stewart travelled valley and the wall, up down m valley 300 opposing ran valley, the Lillooet crossed it as fragmented c.4.4 (ca. 1980 0mihbn ln ilotRvr(iue3) (Figure River Lillooet along bank 20-mhigh A 9 50  10 14 rB Bt-078.Lnsiedebris Landslide (Beta-200718). BP yr C 7 m 9 3 elfotefako lnhPeak, Plinth of flank fromthe fell ) 9 60 40  14 10 14 rB Bt-077 and, (Beta-200717) BP yr C 8 rB Bt-079 and (Beta-200719) BP yr C m 14 3 er old. years C ae,alrerc mass rock large a Later, . .Friele P. tal. et aicro g f1860 of age radiocarbon niaeta h ersfo curd870 occurred peat flow overlying debris fromthe the and that indicate debris from the obtained within ages wood radiocarbon Ten peat. by capped is 4 1) by Figure in underlain 4 (site Creek Salal bottomupstreamof land- by blocked frequently upper slides. been the has period River post-eruptive Lillooet the in Thus, 200715). n hndbi lwui tKyoeFlsoverlies Falls Keyhole 1990 at at dated unit gravel flow pumiceous debris thin a and ersfo nt n tlattresignificant of three part least upper the (Friele at fill in valley the and units volcanic flow units three hyperconcentrated flow revealed has 32 debris valley Meager Lillooet fromMount in valley Drilling River Lillooet in deposits Distal eois eetmt httedbi lwhda had flow debris remnant the the 1 about that of of thickness estimate volume and we flow. extent debris deposits, the the of time on Valley the of Based before Lillooet or clasts upper at dammed that rip-up was indicating metre-size silt, contain lacustrine They 209553). oneto hc s630 is which 1). (Figure the of the ages, fan at radiocarbon youngest three Creek ha yielded 50 Job have about deposits the The of of area margin an northwest cover 2) (Figure flow ftedpstt e8 be to volume deposit the the estimated of (1994) Jordan (GSC-3215). BP ag c.20h)traeo h ilotvalley Lillooet the on terrace ha) 210 (ca. large A enn eoiso nte ag ocncdebris volcanic large another of deposits Remnant Á o ersfo eiet unit sediments flow debris mof 5  tal et 10 Á 10 6 9 05 Simpson 2005, . m  50 3 10 9 . 14 6 40 Á 9 rB (GSC-5278), BP yr C m 5kmdownstream 65 3 40 14 . rB (Beta- BP yr C 14 rB (Beta- BP yr C tal et 9 50 2006). . 14 Cyr Downloaded By: [Friele, Pierre] At: 20:18 22 February 2008 h etbd r nlsdi boxes. on in ages enclosed are Radiocarbon beds units. peat graded the the separate (arrows) thsyeddtordoabnae,teyugrof 6250 younger the is ages, radiocarbon Meager. which two kmfromMount yielded 32 least hole has at drill It is a deposits at flow mthick debris 8 three the of oldest The flows Debris 2200 about a of yielded that age diamicton flow radiocarbon debris sediment basal graded Creek a normally Job overlying eight units the of of sequence a downstreamend exposing the fan at Section 3. Figure stnaieycreae ihte6250 the with been correlated valley Lillooet has tentatively upper the is in age deposit However, avalanche volcano. this rock the large, of near identified deposit positively landslide proximal ile aicro g f2570 deposit of the age on directly radiocarbon lying a bed diamicton,yielded peat 4-mthick thin 1.5 to A full 2- valley. the across a extends is which It Meager. 32 Mount holes drill in found been 2004). Clague and the (Friele into the Creek Peak Meager with Pylon of Meager of valley the collapse kmfromMount in flank 32 unit 4400-year-old at flow hole debris middle drill the correlated 1). (2005) (Table hole drill the in deposit flow debris h oneto h he ersfo nt has units flow debris three the of youngest The Friele rates, aggradation average on Based 9 30 14 rB O-65) No (OS-36556). BP yr C Á 0kmdownstreamfrom 50 14 Á rB.Pa beds Peat BP. yr C mit fthe of kmwidth 2 9 40 14 year-old C 14 CyrBP tal et Georisk . eoiso eimsz adldsaeesl eroded easily are landslides contrast, medium-size In of estimated. deposits Evans reasonably and be and scars also (Guthrie may landscape whose 2007), the landslides, in persist large Similarly, deposits of flows. debris frequency small the magni- for of frequency over estimates and damage good tude yield tree Records may or centuries observations several analyses. historic incomplete, on based generally frequency-magnitude are (Moon limiting however, risk data, landslide Geologic quanti- assess to required tatively is model frequency-magnitude A model Frequency-magnitude about (Desloges of Lake Lillooet be in 1994). present to Gilbert is and estimated old, years and 900 strong reflector a by marked acoustic sediment, lacustrine of layer thick h imco aea g f2690 of age an gave from recovered diamicton fragment the wood a and (Beta-166059), sini ote80ya-l ersfo nupper in flow debris 870-year-old (Friele valley the Lillooet to it tentatively assign We volcano. kmdownstreamfromthe 47 Stasiuk flow by debris described ensuing syn- Falls (1996). the and Keyhole of flood deposits below distal outburst down- the eruptive km likely 65 are sediments sediments (Friele deltaic volcano in streamfromthe present is wash overlies 42 turn Similar pumiceous cores Meager. drill in downstreamfromMount in which unit flow bed, debris peat uppermost the thin a caps at mthick flow 2004). Clague avalanche/debris and (Friele of Peak rock 1985) Pylon Scott 4400-year-old and (Pierson the faces runout flow debris yecnetae lwui pt tikwas kmdownstreamfromMount (Friele mthick 42 Meager 6 cores to two in up found unit flow hyperconcentrated A flows Hyperconcentrated Creek. Salal kmupstreamof 3.3 site a at (GSC-6696) 4550 yn etta aea g f2650 of age an under- gave yet diamicton that not include peat has may lying flow it but debris identified, the explosions been of deposit minor proximal likely or The although activity and as magmatic (Simpson years, by hundred to eruption few related Meager a Mount as debris the much the that preceded suggest ages flow two The (Beta-166057). abnae f3230 of ages B tik speeti oecletda site a at collected core in present is mthick, 1 hr yecnetae lwui,wihis which unit, flow hyperconcentrated third A 3 to up unit flow hyperconcentrated pumiceous A 9 90 14 tal et rB GC64) h ntmyb the be may unit The (GSC-6645). BP yr C 06,i sntsrcl syn-eruptive. strictly not is it 2006), . tal et 9 05.I sbaktdb radio- by bracketed is It 2005). . 70 tal et 14 rB Bt-601 and (Beta-166051) BP yr C 05.A anomalously An 2005). . tal et 9 9 05.These 2005). . 50 60 tal et 14 14 CyrBP CyrBP 2005). . Á 7km 47 tal et 53 . 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Table 4. Individual and group risk matrices for residents of Lillooet River valley. See text for details.

Individual most at risk

3 Volume (m )PH(Min) PH (max) PS:H (min) PS:H (max) PT:S Vmin Vmax ERL(min) RL(max) Factor* (min) Factor (max) 107 to 108 0.001 0.005 0.01 0.1 0.9 0.5 1 1 0.000005 0.0005 0.05 4.5 108 to 109 0.0004 0.0006 0.1 1 0.9 0.9 1 1 0.000032 0.0005 0.32 5.4

Group risk FPH PS:H PT:S NVE

3 Volume (m )PH (min) PH (max) PS:H (min) PS:H (max) PT:S F (min) F (max) Vmin Vmax Emin Emax N(min) N(max) 107 to 108 0.001 0.005 0.01 0.1 0.8 0.000008 0.000400 0.5 1 20 200 10 200 108 to 109 0.0004 0.0006 0.1 1 0.7 0.000028 0.000420 0.9 1 200 5000 180 5000 min max

F, N100 0.000041 0.00127 F, N101 0.000036 0.000820 F, N102 0.000028 0.000420

‘‘Factor’’ is the ratio of the minimum and maximum risk to the risk acceptance criterion of 104 for existing development. If the number exceeds 1.0, the risk is deemed unacceptable. Accordingly,

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