# 2 - Santa Clara Pueblo Creek Flash Flood - Daylight - 11 July 2012

After one year from the beginning date of the Las Conchas Wildland Fire (26 June 2011) in the Jemez Mountain Range, the threat of flash flooding along the Santa Clara Creek watershed still remains as a hazardous threat to the Tewa community. Film clips were taken a various location along the watercourse starting at the low water crossing in at the mouth of Santa Clara Canyon and ending near the drainage into the Rio Grande River.

Towards the last scene a backhoe tractor in reinforcing the embankment to prevent the waters from eroding the main community irrigation water system. Notice in the scenes the flood water looks a blackish color, this is due to the high ash sediment content and carries a strong odor of ash. Our Santa Clara Pueblo Forestry Division and other NM State and Federal Agencies have and continue to take recovery steps to reduce the post-fire runoff and the devastating effects of erosion. Their efforts include reseeding, mulching, channel treatments, contour log terraces, straw wattles, silt fences and other erosion risks reduction methods. Flash flooding will remain a threat in this watershed for the next 8 years until the vegetation can be re-established again.

Location from Water Cross-Over on Canyon Road at
Latitude N 35.58'30 W106.05'52 Elevation 5676
to the Two Waters Meet Road at
Latitude N 35.57'58 W106.04'50 Elevation 5582
a total of 1.5 mile in length and drop of 114 feet in elevation..

Видео # 2 - Santa Clara Pueblo Creek Flash Flood - Daylight - 11 July 2012 канала Greg Lonewolf