Christopher Tressler, a county engineer, describes the work that engineers and the U.S. Forest Service are doing to restore the function of alluvial fans on the Museum Fire scar Monday afternoon, one of many mitigation efforts being utilized to limit the effects of flooding. The alluvial fan should allow rain runoff to spread out as it moves downhill, and deposit sediment and debris before reaching residential areas.
Heavy machinery moves dirt Monday afternoon in the west tributary of the Spruce Watershed, one of many flood mitigation efforts underway to limit the effect of monsoons raining on the Museum Fire scar.
A drainage in the neighborhood near East Larkspur Lane has been reinforced with rock Monday afternoon by crews working to mitigate flooding from the Museum Fire scar. The rocks should improve the integrity of the drainage, allowing it to move floodwater more effectively without bursting the banks and flooding nearby homes.
Fresh pine logs are piled and ready to be buried Monday afternoon on an alluvial fan restoration site near East Larkspur Lane. The logs will be buried perpendicular to the fall line of the slope, and should cause flood waters to spread out, and deposit debris and sediment before reaching residential areas.
Alluvial fan restoration work is underway Monday morning on the Spruce Watershed off of Elden Lookout Road, one of many flood mitigation efforts being used to limit the effects of flooding on the Museum Fire scar. The alluvial fan should allow rain runoff to spread out as it moves downhill and deposit sediment and debris before reaching residential areas.
Christopher Tressler, a county engineer, describes the work that engineers and the U.S. Forest Service are doing to restore the function of alluvial fans on the Museum Fire scar Monday afternoon, one of many mitigation efforts being utilized to limit the effects of flooding. The alluvial fan should allow rain runoff to spread out as it moves downhill, and deposit sediment and debris before reaching residential areas.
It’s going to take a long, long time for the watersheds damaged by the Museum Fire to heal fully, said Christopher Tressler, county engineer for the Coconino County Flood Control District.
“These high-desert landscapes are sensitive,� Tressler said while surveying an area within the Spruce Wash watershed.
Heavy machinery moves dirt Monday afternoon in the west tributary of the Spruce Watershed, one of many flood mitigation efforts underway to limit the effect of monsoons raining on the Museum Fire scar.
A drainage in the neighborhood near East Larkspur Lane has been reinforced with rock Monday afternoon by crews working to mitigate flooding from the Museum Fire scar. The rocks should improve the integrity of the drainage, allowing it to move floodwater more effectively without bursting the banks and flooding nearby homes.
Fresh pine logs are piled and ready to be buried Monday afternoon on an alluvial fan restoration site near East Larkspur Lane. The logs will be buried perpendicular to the fall line of the slope, and should cause flood waters to spread out, and deposit debris and sediment before reaching residential areas.
Alluvial fan restoration work is underway Monday morning on the Spruce Watershed off of Elden Lookout Road, one of many flood mitigation efforts being used to limit the effects of flooding on the Museum Fire scar. The alluvial fan should allow rain runoff to spread out as it moves downhill and deposit sediment and debris before reaching residential areas.
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