logging in or signing up Deserts aSGuest169 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 91 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 24, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Flooding in San Diego County Deserts : Flooding in San Diego County Deserts Designed 11/99 by Rand Allan Flood Control Hydrology The Desert…For Many, a Desirable Place to Live : The Desert…For Many, a Desirable Place to Live Ideal Winter Home…cool, relatively dry Relatively Isolated, Some Level of Solitude Beautiful Environment However desirable it may be to live in the desert, there are certain considerations one needs to know about when deciding to build in the desert. : However desirable it may be to live in the desert, there are certain considerations one needs to know about when deciding to build in the desert. Desert Geology/Climate : Desert Geology/Climate Very Dry - less than 6” rain per year Very little vegetation to prevent erosion Runoff from mtns transports debris to desert floor creating alluvial fans Flatness of alluvial fan makes ideal location for construction Carrizo Wash The Creation of Alluvial Fans : The Creation of Alluvial Fans While rainfall is not plentiful, it frequently comes in heavy bursts from thunderstorms and tropical storms Flood flows move down the mountain canyons in a flash flood, rapidly moving out onto the alluvial fan and down to the desert floor Flash Flood Borrego Palm Canyon 8/16/79 The Creation of Alluvial Fans : The Creation of Alluvial Fans An alluvial fan is built up by repeated floods occurring over time Runoff may stay in one wash for several years, but can create new washes in subsequent floods Mapped Alluvial Fans : Mapped Alluvial Fans Flood Control has extensively studied the hydrological flows of alluvial fans in the region Has determined with reasonable accuracy: area of affect of 100-yr flows, depth of 100-yr flows As development occurs on the desert floor, it becomes vulnerable to the processes of alluvial fan creation : As development occurs on the desert floor, it becomes vulnerable to the processes of alluvial fan creation This can lead to property damage : This can lead to property damage De Anza Flooding Slide 10: Click mouse for next picture What Can Be Done to Minimize Flood Damage? : What Can Be Done to Minimize Flood Damage? The home can be elevated above the 100-year flood level Orient structure to present minimum obstruction to flow The rest of property should remain free of obstructions to allow free flow of water around home Future Concerns : Future Concerns Increased development can interfere with the efficient transport of water and debris by constricting flows to increasingly smaller spaces between homes Possible Solutions : Possible Solutions Prohibit any development in certain high- risk areas Divert flow around development and reintroduce flow to alluvial flow below development Build large open spaces within a development to allow relatively free transport of water in direction of natural flow Example - Rams Hill : Example - Rams Hill Requires dedicated channel maintenance funding source Channel at bottom of development redirects flow back to original alluvial fan Channels divert flow around development Flood flows are intercepted upstream from development Open Space Drainage : Open Space Drainage Open belts of undeveloped land established along major flood flows Flood flows from properties and roads gradually diverted into open belts If homes and developments can be designed to accommodate the forces of nature rather than resist them, potential damage to both homes and the desert can be minimized : If homes and developments can be designed to accommodate the forces of nature rather than resist them, potential damage to both homes and the desert can be minimized You do not have the permission to view this presentation. In order to view it, please contact the author of the presentation.
Deserts aSGuest169 Download Post to : URL : Related Presentations : Share Add to Flag Embed Email Send to Blogs and Networks Add to Channel Uploaded from authorPOINT lite Insert YouTube videos in PowerPont slides with aS Desktop Copy embed code: (To copy code, click on the text box) Embed: URL: Thumbnail: WordPress Embed Customize Embed The presentation is successfully added In Your Favorites. Views: 91 Category: Entertainment License: All Rights Reserved Like it (0) Dislike it (0) Added: September 24, 2008 This Presentation is Public Favorites: 0 Presentation Description No description available. Comments Posting comment... Premium member Presentation Transcript Flooding in San Diego County Deserts : Flooding in San Diego County Deserts Designed 11/99 by Rand Allan Flood Control Hydrology The Desert…For Many, a Desirable Place to Live : The Desert…For Many, a Desirable Place to Live Ideal Winter Home…cool, relatively dry Relatively Isolated, Some Level of Solitude Beautiful Environment However desirable it may be to live in the desert, there are certain considerations one needs to know about when deciding to build in the desert. : However desirable it may be to live in the desert, there are certain considerations one needs to know about when deciding to build in the desert. Desert Geology/Climate : Desert Geology/Climate Very Dry - less than 6” rain per year Very little vegetation to prevent erosion Runoff from mtns transports debris to desert floor creating alluvial fans Flatness of alluvial fan makes ideal location for construction Carrizo Wash The Creation of Alluvial Fans : The Creation of Alluvial Fans While rainfall is not plentiful, it frequently comes in heavy bursts from thunderstorms and tropical storms Flood flows move down the mountain canyons in a flash flood, rapidly moving out onto the alluvial fan and down to the desert floor Flash Flood Borrego Palm Canyon 8/16/79 The Creation of Alluvial Fans : The Creation of Alluvial Fans An alluvial fan is built up by repeated floods occurring over time Runoff may stay in one wash for several years, but can create new washes in subsequent floods Mapped Alluvial Fans : Mapped Alluvial Fans Flood Control has extensively studied the hydrological flows of alluvial fans in the region Has determined with reasonable accuracy: area of affect of 100-yr flows, depth of 100-yr flows As development occurs on the desert floor, it becomes vulnerable to the processes of alluvial fan creation : As development occurs on the desert floor, it becomes vulnerable to the processes of alluvial fan creation This can lead to property damage : This can lead to property damage De Anza Flooding Slide 10: Click mouse for next picture What Can Be Done to Minimize Flood Damage? : What Can Be Done to Minimize Flood Damage? The home can be elevated above the 100-year flood level Orient structure to present minimum obstruction to flow The rest of property should remain free of obstructions to allow free flow of water around home Future Concerns : Future Concerns Increased development can interfere with the efficient transport of water and debris by constricting flows to increasingly smaller spaces between homes Possible Solutions : Possible Solutions Prohibit any development in certain high- risk areas Divert flow around development and reintroduce flow to alluvial flow below development Build large open spaces within a development to allow relatively free transport of water in direction of natural flow Example - Rams Hill : Example - Rams Hill Requires dedicated channel maintenance funding source Channel at bottom of development redirects flow back to original alluvial fan Channels divert flow around development Flood flows are intercepted upstream from development Open Space Drainage : Open Space Drainage Open belts of undeveloped land established along major flood flows Flood flows from properties and roads gradually diverted into open belts If homes and developments can be designed to accommodate the forces of nature rather than resist them, potential damage to both homes and the desert can be minimized : If homes and developments can be designed to accommodate the forces of nature rather than resist them, potential damage to both homes and the desert can be minimized