I would be very interested in hearing from List members who have actually witnessed the effects of the very recent flooding in the Southwestern US deserts. I'm particularly interested in how much flooding has occurred on mud flats and playas in California and Nevada. Arizona has had a great deal of precipitation (especially in the Gold Basin area), but summer monsoon storms are typical in Arizona, so I wouldn't have any idea if this is a particularly "wet year". But, I CAN SAY that based upon our travels this summer, this has been a very wet year for most dry lakes and arroyos across California and Nevada.
This most recent influx of moisture into the deserts has caused severe flash-flooding. Up until now, the "dry" lakes have been overly wet with standing water, but flash-flooding has the energy to bring large volumes of mud and rock with that water, out into the middle of these playas and bury any promising surface with a new layer of sediment. So intense has been the flash-flooding, that interstate traffic between Barstow and Las Vegas has been interrupted. When traffic resumes on I15, maybe one of our List members will be the first to see the effects of this "flash-flooding" . I would be interested in hearing from you (Off-List of course) about your eye-witness accounts, especially the extent of water level on any "dry" lake (e.g., El Dorado, Jean, Ivanpah, Rachel, Red, Roach, Silver, Soda, Joshua Tree, Yucca Valley, etc.)! Thanks, BOb V. __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
