Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage On November 6 and 7 2006 Mount Rainier National Park received 18 inches of rain in 36 hours This presentation summarizes the extensive flood damage that occurred throughout the park Updated November 16 2006 Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Sunshine Point The section of dike which protected Sunshine Point Campground was destroyed in the flood Only a small section of the campground remained The rest is now river bed The Nisqually Road was washed out for 200 yards The main power line serving Longmire and Paradise was severed where it crossed Sunshine Point Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The Nisqually Road and site of the former Sunshine Point Campground Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Most of the campground and adjacent road were washed away Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Water flowing through the remains of the Sunshine Point Campground Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The broken edge of the Nisqually Road Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Former shoreline An aerial view of the former Sunshine Point Campground Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage New shoreline Satellite image of the Sunshine Point Campground showing new shoreline Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Former shoreline New and former shoreline at Sunshine Point Campground Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Westside Road Water crossed the Westside Road at its junction with the Nisqually Road Parts of both roads were washed out Part of a lane collapsed near the gate at Dry Creek The roadway upstream was significantly damaged Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Washout at the beginning of the Westside Road Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Damage to the Nisqually Road across from the Westside Road junction Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Kautz Creek Kautz Creek changed its channel a mile above the road bridge and is now flowing over and undermining the Nisqually Road for a distance of 50 yards The Kautz Helibase sustained major erosion damage from the redirected water flow Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage New channel Nisqually Road Kautz Bridge 1 mile downstream Ne w cre ek ch an ne l Bridge N Kautz Creek changed its channel a mile above the road bridge Old Kautz Creek channel Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Kautz Creek flowing across the road east of the bridge Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Kautz Creek continues to erode the edges of the Nisqually Road Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The new creek channel flows through the middle of the Kautz Helibase Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Longmire Approximately 200 feet of primary sewer line were destroyed A corner of the Emergency Operations Center was undercut by the river Its parking lot was destroyed The power lines across the river to the Community Building were knocked out The access road to the Community Building and back gate was eroded down to one lane in several places Excessive sediment collected in all system filters between Longmire and Paradise The Edith Creek Basin water supply at Paradise was filled with rocks and dirt Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The Emergency Operations Center at Longmire during the flood Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The Emergency Operations Center after the flood The parking lot is destroyed Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage An aerial view of Longmire and the Nisqually River Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The road to the Community Building and back gate was washed out Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage A new view and reduced parking in front of the Community Building Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The road to the back gate is no longer one lane but caution is still advised Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Nisqually to Paradise Road The Nisqually Road was reduced to one lane at milepost 5 The embankment is undercut and needs to be rebuilt The embankment dropped away at milepost 9 leaving a sheer road edge and precipitous drop off Small landslides deposited debris on the road in several places Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Landslide above Glacier Bridge on the Paradise Road Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Stevens Canyon Road Major slides blocked the road at mileposts 5 5 and 7 A large slide above the Ohanapecosh Campground damaged the Stevens Canyon Road above it in two places Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Landslide below Stevens Ridge in Stevens Canyon Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The Grove of the Patriarchs The suspension bridge accessing the Grove was heavily damaged The Grove itself was buried in a thick layer of mud The boardwalk trail was displaced and damaged in numerous places Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The damaged suspension bridge Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The boardwalk trails have been haphazardly realigned Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The grove was blanketed in three feet of mud Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Ohanapecosh Campground A 5 000 foot long landslide below Stevens Canyon Road is visible across the river from C loop Debris created a major logjam downstream Erosion and falling trees destroyed several campsites and damaged the road in C loop The Ohanapecosh Visitor Center sustained water damage from minor flooding Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The landslide stretches 5 000 feet between Stevens Canyon Road and the river Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The view from C loop is dramatic Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage The walk in campsites behind this marker were washed away Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Picnic table for scale An enormous logjam formed below the Ohanapecosh Campground Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Destroyed picnic table at site C 18 Mount Rainier National Park November 2006 Flood Damage Highway 123 A large
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