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Arizona

Location: Huachuca Mountains

Date: 1988

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Dorothy Ryan Canyon

1.25

33

50

63 m3/s

13,500 m3

Date: July 11, 1988

Total: 7.5 mm

Comments: Debris flow occurred on fifth consecutive day of rainfall

Debris flow

Manzanita Canyon

0.60

38

80

78 m3/s

10,000 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Reference: Wohl and Pearthree (1991)

California

Location: Los Angeles County

Date: 1914-1934

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Delta Canyon

1.63

 

80

28,900 m3

Date: 1914

Debris flow

Brand Canyon

2.67

 

100

36,000 m3

8 m/s

Date: Nov. 14, 1928

Total:  36 mm

Peak 1 hr Intensity: 11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity:  53 mm/hr

Debris flow

Arroyo Sequis

29.53

 

90

226 m3/s

2 m/s

Date: Jan. 7, 1931

Total: 32 mm

Duration: 2 hrs, 50 min.

Average Intensity: 11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 29 mm/hr

Debris flow

Pickens Canyon

4.14

 

100

26 m3/s

Date: Dec. 30, 1933 ¯ Jan. 1, 1934

Total: 356 mm

Duration: 39 hrs

Average Intensity: 9 mm/hr

Peak 1 hr Intensity: 33 mm/hr

Peak 5 min. Intensity: 55 mm/hr

Debris flow

Haines Canyon

1.22

 

100

24466 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Verdugo

18.34

 

100

70339 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Reference: Eaton and others (1935)

Location: Glendora

Date: 1968

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Glencoe Heights

.30

24

80

> 18,000 m3

Date: Jan. 18-27, 1969

Total: ±1143 mm

Duration: 10 days

Intensity: 33 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: 70+ years

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Rainbow Drive

.21

32

80

> 13,700 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

East Hook Canyon

0.44

43

80

19,267 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Harrow Canyon

1.13

38

80

40,109 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Englewild Canyon

1.16

24

80

34,252 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

East Hook Canyon

0.44

43

80

11,422 m3

Date: Feb 22-25, 1969

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Harrow Canyon

1.16

38

80

8,284 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Englewild Canyon

1.16

24

80

11,682 m3

Same as above

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

 Reference: Scott (1971)

Fire Name: Laguna Beach

Location: Laguna

Date: 1993

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Laguna Canyon

21.4

1

85

 

Date: Nov. 11, 1993

Total: 13 mm

Duraton: < 1hr

Intensity: 13 mm/hr

Mud flow

Laguna Canyon

21.4

1

85

6 m3/s

Date: Feb. 20, 1994

Total: 26 mm

Duration: 6 hrs

Intensity: 4.3 mm/hr

Peak Intensity: 14 mm/hr

Flood

Laguna Canyon

21.4

1

85

27 m3/s

257,000 m3

Date: Jan. 4, 1995

Total: 48 mm

Duration: 3 hrs, 30 min.

Intensity: 13.7 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: 25 years

Flood

Laguna Canyon

21.4

1

85

65 m3/s

463,000 m3

Date: Jan 10, 1995

Total: 51 mm

Duration: 5 hrs

Intensity: 10.2 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: 10 years

Flood

Reference: Booker (1998)

Fire Name: Middle

Location: Hidden Springs

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

M.F. Mill Creek

12

12

100

255 m3/s

300,000 m3

Date: Feb. 9-10, 1978

Total: 250 mm

Duration: 24 hrs

Intensity: 10.4 mm/hr

Debris flow

Reference: Wells (1987)

Fire Name: Molera

Location: Big Sur

Date: 1972

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Pfeifer-Redwood Cyn

1.5

34

100

±10,000 m3

Date: Oct. 12, 1972

Total: 20.8 mm

Duration: ±1hr

Intensity: 20.8 mm/hr

Mud flow

Juan Higuera

4.69

28

100

±10,000 m3

Same as above

Mud flow

Pheneger Creek

2.12

33

100

±10,000 m3

Same as above

Mud flow

Pfeifer-Redwood Cyn

1.5

34

100

±10,000 m3

Date: Oct. 15, 1972

Total: 25.9 mm

Duration: ±1hr

Intensity: 18.53 mm/hr

Mud flow

Juan Higuera

4.69

28

100

±10,000 m3

Same as above

Mud flow

Pheneger Creek

2.12

33

100

±10,000 m3

Same as above

Mud flow

Pheneger Creek

1.5

33

100

Several 1000 m3

Date: Nov. 15, 1972

Total: 30.48 mm

Duration: 3 hrs, 30 min.

Intensity: 8.7 mm/hr

Peak 15 min. Intensity: 44.7 mm/hr

Debris flow

Reference: Cleveland (1973)

Fire Name: Mountain Trail

Location: Sierra Madre

Date: 1978

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Carter Canyon

(Bailey Canyon)

0.31

34

100

500-700 m3

Date:  Nov. 10-11, 1978

Total: 38 mm

Duration: 2 days

Intensity: 1.6 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 12-25 mm/hr

Debris flow

Reference: Wells (1987)                                                       

Fire Name: Old Topanga

Date: 1993

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Las Flores Canyon

13

11

100

3,000 m3

Date: Feb. 20, 1994

Total: 66 mm

Peak intensity: 25 mm/hr

Debris flow

Reference: Booker (1998)

Location: San Bernardino

Date: 1980

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Harrison Canyon

1.55

17

 

11468 m3

Date: Jan. 9, 1980

Debris flow

Harrison Canyon

1.55

17

 

45109 m3

Date: Jan. 14, 1980

Debris flow

Harrison Canyon

1.55

17

 

33,258 m3

Date: Jan. 28, 1980

Flood

Harrison Canyon

1.55

17

 

73,397 m3

Date: Feb. 14-16

Recurrence interval: 50 years

Flood

Reference: Slosson and others (1989)

Location: San Dimas Experimental Forest

Date: 1960-1961

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

*Monroe Canyon

3.54

46

100

112 m3/s

Date: Dec. 1, 1961

Total: 112 mm

Peak 30 min. intensity: 29.7 mm/hr

Peak 1 hour intensity: 16.51 mm/hr

Flood

*Volfe Canyon

2.99

61

100

71 m3/s

Same as above

Flood

**West Fork of San Dimas Canyon

4.62

30

100

74872 m3

Date: Nov. 5, 1960

Total rainfall: 39.6 mm

Duration: 6 hrs

Intensity: 8.6 mm/hr

Debris flow

References: *Krammes and Rice (1963) and **Doehring (1968)

Fire Name: Stanislaus Complex

Date: 1987

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Unnamed tributary to the S. Fork,  Toulomne River

0.19

38

100

459 m3

Date:  Jan. 2, 1997

Total: 53.34 ¯ 73.66 mm

Landslide-initiated debris flow

Reference: DeGraff (1997)

Fire Name: Wheeler 

Location: Ventura

Date: 1985

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Slide Creek Basin

2.14

40

100

2 m3/s

550 m3

Date: Jan. 30-31, 1986

Total: 122 mm

Peak Intensity: 20 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: < 2 years

Flood

Slide Creek Basin

2.14

40

100

3 m3/s

Date: Feb. 13-15, 1986

Total: 244 mm

Intensity: 16.5 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: 2-4 years

Flood

Reference: Florsheim and others (1991)

 

Colorado

Fire Name: Buffalo Creek

Location: Buffalo Creek

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

Spring Creek

**26.8

**5

**79

**510 m3/s

*Date: July 12, 1996

*Total: 90 mm

*Duration: ±1hr

*Peak 30 min. intensity: 90mm/hr

Flood

Buffalo Creek

**122.4

**2

**21

**450 m3/s

*Date: July 12, 1996

*Total: 80 mm

*Duration: ±1hr

*Peak 30 min. intensity: 80 mm/hr

Flood

References: *Robert D. Jarrett, oral communication (2001); **Moody and Martin (2001a)

Fire Name: Coal Seam 

Location: Glenwood Springs

Date: 2002

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Drainage A

2.06

24

100

14 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 7 mm

Duration: 46 min.

Intensity: 9 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 37 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage B

.52

33

84

22 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 10 mm

Duration: 50 min.

Intensity: 12 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 53 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage C

0.14

40

100

9 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 9 mm

Duration: 47 min.

Intensity: 11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 49 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage D

0.05

39

98

11 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 10 mm

Duration: 50 min.

Intensity: 12 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 53 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage F

0.06

64

100

18 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 12 mm

Duration: 1 hr

Intensity: 12 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 58 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage G

0.04

67

100

11 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage H

0.03

65

100

7 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Drainage M

0.16

63

94

10 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 17 mm

Duration: 1 hr

Intensity: 17 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 46 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Reference: Cannon and others (2003)

Fire Name: Missionary Ridge

Location: Durango

Date: 2002

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Unnamed 1

1.47

21

100

26 m3/s

Date: Aug. 5, 2002

Total: 6 mm

Duration: 33 min.

Intensity: 11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 27 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Root

1.89

17

100

43 m3/s

Date: Aug. 8, 2002

Total: 5 mm

Duration: 21 min.

Intensity: 15 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 23 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Unnamed 2

0.62

25

100

21 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Unnamed 3

0.85

24

100

38 m3/s

Date: Aug. 8, 2002

Total: 5 mm

Duration: 18 min.

Intensity: 16 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 21 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Root

1.89

17

100

50 m3/s

Date: Aug. 21, 2002

Total: 1 mm

Duration: 12 min.

Intensity: 5 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 5 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Haflin

4.14

23

96

8 m3/s

Date Aug. 29, 2002

Total: 2 mm

Duration: 43 min.

Intensity: 3 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 6 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Kroeger

3.13

25

99

21 m3/s

Date: Aug. 29, 2002

Total: 6 mm

Duration: 48 min.

Intensity: 8 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 23 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Unnamed 1

1.47

21

100

25 m3/s

Date: Sept. 5, 2002

Comments: Localized storm, gages reported no rainfall

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Freed

5.65

18

99

149 m3/s

Date: Sept. 7, 2002

Total: 15 mm

Duration: 2 hrs, 50 min.

Intensity: 5 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 28 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Coon

20.82

16

96

42 m3/s

Date: Sept. 7, 2002

Total: 17 mm

Duration: 2 hrs, 53 min.

Intensity: 6 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 40 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Stevens

15.75

14

98

158 m3/s

Date: Sept. 7, 2002

Total: 15 mm

Duration: 2 hrs, 50 min.

Intensity: 5 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. Intensity: 28 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Woodard

2.38

30

92

42 m3/s

Storm Date: Sept. 7, 2002

Duration: 18 min.

Total: 4 mm

Intensity: 13 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 15 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Unnamed 1

1.47

21

100

17 m3/s

Date: Sept. 10-12, 2002

Total: 6 mm

Duration: 1 hr, 11 min.

Intensity: 4 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 18 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Reference: Cannon and others (2003)

Fire Name: South Canyon

Location: Glenwood Springs

Date: 1994

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Drainage B

2.25

26

92

21,000 m3

Date: Sept. 1, 1994

Total: 17 mm

Duration: 4 hrs

Runoff and small landslide-initiated debris flow

Drainage C + D

3.23

29

97

39,600 m3

Same as above

Runoff and small landslide-initiated debris flow

Drainage E

0.54

33

57

1,400 m3

Same as above

Runoff and small landslide-initiated debris flow

Drainage F

2.01

28

58

4,300 m3

Same as above

Runoff and small landslide-initiated debris flow

Drainage G

0.33

33

80

1,000 m3

Same as above

Runoff and small landslide-initiated debris flow

Reference: Cannon and others (1998)

Idaho

Fire Name: Lowman

Location: Stanislaus National Forest

Date: 1989

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Jughead Creek

0.49

34

100

14,600  m3

Date: Dec. 31, 1996-Jan. 1 1997 Total: 70 mm

Comments: Regional rain on

   snow melting event

Landslide-initiated debris flow

Reference: Meyer and others (2001)

Montana

Fire Name: Bear

Location: Hamilton

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

Sleeping Child Creek, site #51

0.18

43

100

49 m3/s

Date: July 15, 2001

Total: 21 mm

Duration: ±1hr

Intensity:  19 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 58 mm/hr

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #52

0.23

47

100

53 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #53

0.26

46

100

55 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #54

0.73

31

100

222 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #55

0.19

43

100

99 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #56

4.66

13

100

6 m3/s

Same as above

Water flow

Sleeping Child Creek, site #57

1.06

16

100

77 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

North Rye Creek, site #6

45.33

6

100

7 m3/s

Date: July 15, 2001

Total: 16 mm

Duration: ±1hr

Intensity: 16 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 56 mm/hr

Flood

Laird Creek at Hwy 93, site #2

24.09

12

100

6 m3/s

Date: July 20, 2001

Total: 11 mm

Duration: ±1 hr

Intensity:  11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 37 mm/hr

Flood

Laird Creek above Gilbert Creek, site #4

13.21

16

100

5 m3/s

Date: July 20, 2001

Total: 11 mm

Duration: 1 hr

Intensity: 11 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 53 mm/hr

Flood

Laird Creek at Hwy 93, site #2

24.09

12

100

6 m3/s

Date: July 21, 2001

Total: 15 mm

Duration: 1 hr

Intensity: 15 mm/hr

Peak 10 min. intensity: 47 mm/hr

Flood

Reference: Parrett and others (2003)

Fire Name: North Hills

Date: 1984

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Site 2

0.05

17

100

3 m3/s

Date: August 30-31, 1984

Total: 42 mm

Peak 6 hr intensity: 3 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: < 2 years

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 3

0.08

16

100

16 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 4

0.36

22

50

12 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 5

0.18

19

70

3 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 6

1.45

14

68

28 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 7

25.07

7

100

25 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 8

0.75

19

90

20 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 9

0.26

17

100

11 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 10

0.18

31

100

4 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 11

1.97

12

84

28 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 12

0.18

40

100

8 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 14

0.36

26

100

2 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 15

1.03

25

100

2 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 16

0.28

25

100

6 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 17

0.18

40

100

3 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 18

2.10

14

100

35 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 19

1.06

18

100

44 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 20

0.52

21

100

20 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 21

22.90

9

40

25 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 23

1.22

20

100

17 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 24

0.31

25

100

5 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 25

0.34

28

100

11 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 26

2.93

22

89

88 m3/s

Same as above

Debris damming in this drainage

Site 29

0.39

25

73

25 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Site 30

2.28

27

24

6 m3/s

Same as above

Runoff-initiated debris flow

Reference: Parrett (1987)

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)

South Dakota

Fire Name: Galena

Date: 1988

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Bear Gulch

17

5

65

54.4 m3/s

Date: Sept, 7, 1989

Peak 30 min. intensity: 70 mm/hr

Recurrence interval: 10 years

Flood

Reference: Moody and Martin (2001b)

Utah

Fire name: Mollie

Date: 2001

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Basin #2

.18

38

 

4205 m3

Date: Sept. 12, 2002

Total: 12.19 mm

Duration: 3 hrs

Intensity: 4.06 mm/hr

Debris flow

Basin #3

.18

28

 

1682 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Basin #4

.17

29

 

15292 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Basin #5

.13

37

 

9940 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Basin #6

.12

42

 

7646 m3

Same as above

Debris flow

Reference: McDonald and Giraud (2002)

Washington

Location: Entiat Valley

Date: 1970

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Preston Creek

19

19

100

1,000 m3

Date: March 1972

Comments: Fast snowmelt event

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

McCree Creek

6

28

100

Several 1000 m3

Date: March 1972

Comments: Fast snowmelt event

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Fox Creek

5

28

100

Several 1000 m3

Date: June 9, 1972

Total: 335 mm

Duration: 2 hrs

Intensity: 167.5 mm/hr

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Reference: Klock and Helvey (1976)

Wyoming

Fire name: Yellowstone

Location: Yellowstone National Park

Date: 1988

Drainage Basin Name

Basin

 Area  (km2)

Relief Ratio (%)

% Burn

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

Reported Rainfall Conditions

Reported Flow Process

Preston Creek

19

19

100

1,000 m3

Date: March 1972

Comments: Fast snowmelt event

Landslide and runoff-initiated debris flow

Reference: Meyer and Wells (1997)

 

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