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OF 2004–1085: New Mexico

Fire Name: Cerro Grande

Location: Los Alamos

Date: 2000

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

Discharge (m3/s) and/or Volume of Deposits (m3)

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Upper Rendija Canyon

1.83

13

100

16 m3/s

Date: July 18, 2000

Total: 16 mm

Duration: 2 hrs

Intensity: 7 mm/hr

Peak 15 min. Intensity: 32 mm/hr

Flood

Reference: Moody, oral communication (2001)

Fire Name: Dome

Location: Bandelier National Monument

Date: 1996

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

Discharge (m3/s) and/or Volume of Deposits (m3)

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Capulin Canyon

*36.52

**5

**46

*109

Date: June 26, 1996

Flood

References: *Veenhuis (2002) and **Cannon and Reneau (2000)

Fire Name: La Mesa

Location: Bandelier National Monument

Date: 1977

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

Discharge (m3/s) and/or Volume of Deposits (m3)

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Rito de Los Frijoles Canyon

*45.33

*7

*60

*86 m3/s

Date: July 21, 1978

Flood

Rito de Los Frijoles Canyon

**46.88

**7

*60

**91 m3/s

Date: July 21, 1978

Flood

References: *Bolin and Ward (1987) and **Veenhuis (2002)

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