[meteorite-list] Recent Flash Floods

From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:16:35 2004
Message-ID: <20030821193011.49640.qmail_at_web80510.mail.yahoo.com>

I would be very interested in hearing from List
members who have actually witnessed the effects of the
very recent flooding in the Southwestern US deserts.
I'm particularly interested in how much flooding has
occurred on mud flats and playas in California and
Nevada. Arizona has had a great deal of precipitation
(especially in the Gold Basin area), but summer
monsoon storms are typical in Arizona, so I wouldn't
have any idea if this is a particularly "wet year".
But, I CAN SAY that based upon our travels this
summer, this has been a very wet year for most dry
lakes and arroyos across California and Nevada.

This most recent influx of moisture into the deserts
has caused severe flash-flooding. Up until now, the
"dry" lakes have been overly wet with standing water,
but flash-flooding has the energy to bring large
volumes of mud and rock with that water, out into the
middle of these playas and bury any promising surface
with a new layer of sediment. So intense has been the
flash-flooding, that interstate traffic between
Barstow and Las Vegas has been interrupted. When
traffic resumes on I15, maybe one of our List members
will be the first to see the effects of this
"flash-flooding" .

I would be interested in hearing from you (Off-List of
course) about your eye-witness accounts, especially
the extent of water level on any "dry" lake (e.g., El
Dorado, Jean, Ivanpah, Rachel, Red, Roach, Silver,
Soda, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, etc.)!
Thanks,
BOb V.

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Received on Thu 21 Aug 2003 03:30:11 PM PDT