[meteorite-list] Re: Recent Flash Floods

From: moni waiblinger-seabridge <moni2555_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:29:54 2004
Message-ID: <Law14-F28IeK7IiGUpN0000f4b4_at_hotmail.com>

Hi Bob,

nice images of the *rock garden*!

i am still trying to see which one of the images show the meteorites.
You seemed to forget to describe for us where to look for them! :-)

Sternengruss, Moni


ps. i remember you sending this along with the Nevada Meteorite Picture of
the Day.
>Explanation: Can't find the meteorite? Here's a hint - look down directly
>beside the driver-side front door for a small >black rock.




>From: Robert Verish <bolidechaser_at_yahoo.com>
>To: Meteorite-list Meteoritecentral <meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com>
>Subject: [meteorite-list] Re: Recent Flash Floods
>Date: Thu, 11 Sep 2003 14:18:28 -0700 (PDT)
>
>Hello List,
>
>Over the past several weeks I've had the opportunity
>to "visit" 14 dry lakes in CA and NV. I'm here to
>report that I have some good news. All of the 14 dry
>lakes that I recon'd were in "typically good" shape
>with only a couple having experienced marginal
>flooding and minor resurfacing. None of the lakes
>experienced total inundation. And only two lakes were
>still wet with standing water (mostly pond-sized, and
>close to the shore that is leeward of the summertime
>predominant wind direction).
>
>So, for those people who were changing their travel
>plans, because of recent news reports about
>flash-flooding, I hope this message lessens your
>concerns.
>
>That's not to say that the news reports were
>exaggerated. Clearly, the inundation of Zzyzx was at
>least a "25-year flood", caused by a cloudburst that
>was localized over a single "dry" wash. My original
>message was a request for information in order to tell
>whether any of these storms were producing 50-year, or
>up to 500-year, flood effects in these basins.
>
>Here are some images I took of large rocks on a dry
>lake, the only evidence remaining of the catastrophic
>effects of a 50- to 500-year flood surge:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/bolidechaser/drylakes/ca030905.jpg
>
>I've coined the term "rock-garden" to describe this
>unique type of (boulder-sized) lag gravel. The "finer
>clasts" (pebbles, sand, silt, and mud) have long since
>been dispersed across the lake by succeeding
>high-water wave action:
>
>http://www.geocities.com/bolidechaser/drylakes/ca030905b.jpg
>
>Again, thanks to those who shared with me their pre- &
>post-flood observations.
>
>Bob V.
>
>----------------------------------------
>[meteorite-list] Re: Recent Flash Floods
>Paul lenticulina1_at_yahoo.com
>Fri, 22 Aug 2003 09:25:55 -0700 (PDT)
>
>On Thu, 21 Aug 2003 12:30:11 -0700 (PDT)
>Robert Verish
>
> >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.
>
>First, the flooding is not going to carry
>any rock of any size into the playa.
>====== message truncated ======
>
>
>
>
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Received on Fri 12 Sep 2003 12:33:18 AM PDT