How an Elevation Survey Predicts Mudslide Risks

Mudslide erosion channel with rushing water showing how an elevation survey reveals flood risks

When Provo residents looked up at dark clouds rolling over the mountains this past week, few expected the destruction that followed. A sudden microburst hit the Buckley Draw Fire burn scar and unleashed a massive mudslide into nearby neighborhoods. Nearly 15 acre-feet of sediment poured down the canyon, flooding basins and leaving people shaken. Local […]