Swiss glaciers 1850–2100

Vaud

The glaciers of Vaud: where they are, how much has gone and what the scenarios leave.

Glaciers (2016)128 with their own page
Ice area 20162.2km²
Area in 18505.2km²−57% since
2100 · SSP1-2.60.0km²projected area
2100 · SSP5-8.50.0km²projected area

In 2024, GLAMOS counted 13 glaciers in Vaud covering 1.52 km² and holding about 0.031 km³ of ice. The figures above are from the 2016 inventory.

Map

Where they are

Meltwater from these glaciers

Million m³ of water per year, 11-year mean

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Sum of projected glacier runoff, median per glacier, 11-year mean. Only glaciers with an OGGM run (7 of 12).
List

12 glaciers

GlacierCantonArea 2016Since 1850TongueIce 2100 · SSP2-4.5
Glacier des MartinetsVaud0.58 km²−44%96 m since 18940%
Glacier de Pierredar WVaud0.32 km²−56%18 m since 19230%
Glacier de PaneirosseVaud0.31 km²−64%−864 m since 18860%
Glacier du Sex RougeVaud0.26 km²−69%†−27 m since 18980%
Petit Plan NévéVaud0.25 km²−40%−46 m since 18940%
Glacier du Prapio NVaud0.22 km²−31%−488 m since 18980%
Grand Plan NévéVaud0.15 km²−70%−282 m since 1893–
Mauvais Glacier NVaud0.05 km²116%––
Glacier de Pierrendar EVaud0.04 km²−79%–0%
Glacier du DarVaud0.03 km²−69%†13 m since 1898–
Mauvais Glacier SVaud0.01 km²−58%†––
Plan NévéVaud0.01 km²−21%––

8 with length measurements. Unlinked names are smaller than 0.1 km²; they appear in the atlas. † Change of the 1850 ice body the glacier belonged to, now split.