adressel, 10 months ago

@ai6yr Little Cottonwood Creek was roaring about 530 tonight 2-3 miles below Alta.

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adressel, 10 months ago

@ai6yr it had settled down a lot by 7 pm - photos taken from the same location

ai6yr, 10 months ago

@adressel Wow!

llewelly, 10 months ago

@adressel @ai6yr

interesting flowgraph from LCWU1 - Little Cottonwood Ck - Crestwood Park , which is a long way downstream from the photographed locations:

https://www.cbrfc.noaa.gov/dbdata/station/flowgraph/flowgraph_hc.html?id=LCWU1&linear_flow=0

adressel, 10 months ago

@llewelly @ai6yr that’s quite a spike!

ai6yr, 10 months ago

@adressel @llewelly I'm curious if this shed was or wasn't knocked off its foundation. I am surprised these neighborhoods didn't get flooded earlier in the year... There must be some kind of flood control upstream. https://earth.google.com/web/search/salt+lake+city,+utah/

llewelly, 10 months ago

@ai6yr @adressel
huh, interesting, no idea - it's been a long time since I've been in that area.

But, more generally, the whole wasatch front got really lucky with an usually cool weather all spring and early summer, all the way up to early July. Combine that with a lot of room in the reservoirs upstream, and some careful work from water managers, and yeah, there was surprisingly little flooding, all things considered.

ai6yr, 10 months ago

Followup: yep, #flash #flood at #Alta #SkiResort #Utah https://body.social/@NaN/110817387571974239