Monday, August 18, 2008

Heavy Rains around Grand Canyon causes Dam Breach

Associated Press is reporting that
Days of heavy rains around the Grand Canyon created flooding that breached an earthen dam Sunday and forced helicopters to pluck scores of residents and campers from the gorge. No injuries were immediately reported.

The flooding came on a weekend during the busy summer tourist season, when thousands of visitors a day flock to the canyon for spectacular views, hikes or to raft its whitewater.
Google Earth/Maps view will follow soon. I had a incorrect view here. Sorry about that!

Here's what I found
Information on Redlands Dam is hard to find because of national security concerns. Links to dam safety web sites are limited to authorized personnel.
The link mentioned above states that "Redlands Dam" is located on "Cataract Canyon". So this might be the approximate Location - (Google Maps View)

Google Earth View:

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1 Comments:

At 10:55 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

As far as I can tell, the google earth view you provide is incorrect. It shows a different Redlands Dam, located in Colorado, nearly 300 miles away from Supai, Arizona.

 

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