[Az-Geocaching] Flooding at Verde River

Wed, 22 Sep 2004 17:48:44 -0700

We got 7 inches of rain in NW Yavapai county, NW of CHino and Paulden, that is...which is the Verde river drainage area. The Verde crested 13 feet (I heard the initial, live warning from Nick, the head of Emergency Managemnt on the radio yesterday morning) This flooded some property near Clarkdale, Cottonwood and esp Bridgeport and I guess down into Camp Verde. I didn't see too much damage to housing, mostly property and outbuildings (corrals, stables, etc) unless there was other news footage I didn't see.
I heard the Sheriff Office asking our Forest Deputies (the ones we work with for Search and Rescue) asking if any of their SAR volunteers in Collonwood had a canoe....! Hmmm....then later on the news I saw the Swift Water Rescue team from Sedona Fire rescuing a woman who went out to rescue a dog...a LAB. I thought,,,,silly, it's a Lab, it will SWIM when the water slows...but I guess the poor dog had been shot. Geez! Quite a news story for our sleepy county,
I like the rain, we sure need it with this long-term drought and the projecgted drought, we just need it spread out some!
Trisha
----- Original Message -----
From: "George Harris" <george@customcals.com>
Date: Wed, 22 Sep 2004 15:14:03 -0700
To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley

> I didn't realize you guys got 4" of rain.  That's 6 month's worth in one
> day!
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Brian Casteel" <bcasteel@uccinc.net>
> To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 2:30 PM
> Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> 
> 
> > East of Apache Junction several miles.  You take US60 east past Goldfield
> > Road, and a few miles down there is a turnoff for Queen Valley.
> >
> > Brian
> > Team A.I.
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <trisha@brasher.com>
> > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 22, 2004 2:46 PM
> > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> >
> >
> > > Where is Queen Valley?
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Brian Casteel" <bcasteel@uccinc.net>
> > > Date: Tue, 21 Sep 2004 19:30:56 -0600
> > > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> > >
> > > > Er, that should have said 4" of rain, but they are one in the same,
> just
> > > > incorrect in that context.  :)
> > > >
> > > > Brian
> > > > Team A.I.
> > > >
> > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > From: "Brian Casteel" <bcasteel@uccinc.net>
> > > > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 7:17 PM
> > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > > 4" of water in such a short period of time will overwhelm most
> > anything.
> > > > > >From what the pictures show, there is a dry creek that runs right
> > through
> > > > > the park, most likely causing the flooding.  Think about the fact
> that
> > the
> > > > > Verde River where it flooded has a typical waterflow of 22cfm
> > according to
> > > > > the article I read, but at the height of the flooding had exceeded
> > > > > 18,000cfm.  Imagine what that little creek did in comparison.
> > > > >
> > > > > Brian
> > > > > Team A.I.
> > > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > From: "George Harris" <george@customcals.com>
> > > > > To: <listserv@azgeocaching.com>
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 4:30 PM
> > > > > Subject: Re: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > > Holy crap!! That was a TON of water!  Did a levee break or
> > something?
> > > > > Seems
> > > > > > like way too much at once.  You can tell there was force behind it
> > too.
> > > > > > \
> > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > > > > > From: "connie stahlman" <cstahlman@yahoo.com>
> > > > > > To: <az-geocaching@listserv.azgeocaching.com>
> > > > > > Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2004 1:38 PM
> > > > > > Subject: [Az-Geocaching] orygun connie-Flooding at Queen Valley
> > > > > >
> > > > > >
> > > > > > > http://community.webshots.com/user/cstahlman
> > > > > > >
> > > > > > > check out the above site fo photos of the Flood that hit
> > > > > > > Queen Valley while we were enjoying pizza and a send off to
> > > > > > > Larry and Connie Saturday the 18th.  My guess is that 15
> > > > > > > homes will be total losses and about 20 with minor to very
> > > > > > > serious damage. amazing what 4 inches of rain in one hour
> > > > > > > can do.  Also several homes outside the park plus the sewer
> > > > > > > station were destroyed.
> > > > > > >
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