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Chorabari Lake: Impact of 2013 Floods

The document describes the breach of the Chorabari lake and subsequent flooding in Uttarakhand, India in June 2013. Heavy rainfall caused the lake to overflow and breach, flooding the nearby areas of Govindghat, ITI Building Srinagar, the erstwhile market area in Sonprayag, and the erstwhile parking area in Sonprayag. Synoptic charts from June 15-16 2013 show the pressure systems and wind patterns that brought heavy rainfall to the region.

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Chorabari Lake: Impact of 2013 Floods

The document describes the breach of the Chorabari lake and subsequent flooding in Uttarakhand, India in June 2013. Heavy rainfall caused the lake to overflow and breach, flooding the nearby areas of Govindghat, ITI Building Srinagar, the erstwhile market area in Sonprayag, and the erstwhile parking area in Sonprayag. Synoptic charts from June 15-16 2013 show the pressure systems and wind patterns that brought heavy rainfall to the region.

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Chorabari lake

Chorabari lake after Breach

Point of Breach
1
Govindghat ITI Building Srinagar

Flooding & Inundations

Erstwhile Market area


Sonprayag

Erstwhile parking area


Sonprayag
15 June 2013 Synoptic Charts
M.S.L. Pressure 925 hPa winds 700 hPa winds

500 hPa winds Rainfall reported at 0300 UTC of


16-06-2013
16 June 2013 Synoptic Charts
M.S.L. Pressure 925 hPa winds 700 hPa winds

500 hPa winds Rainfall reported at 0300 UTC of


17-06-2013

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