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Marble Falls Flood of 2007 Alex Houston

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Marble Falls Flood of 2007. Alex Houston. Marble Falls Flood of 2007. Where were the most dangerous spots to be? What was the storm water quality and its affects?. Background. During the night of the 26 th and morning of the 27 th , 19 inches of rain fell on one community. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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Page 1: Marble Falls Flood of 2007

Marble Falls Flood of 2007Alex Houston

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Marble Falls Flood of 2007

•Where were the most dangerous spots to be?

•What was the storm water quality and its affects?

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Background

•During the night of the 26th and morning of the 27th, 19 inches of rain fell on one community

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Repercussions Washed out bridges, Boat docks were immersed in water At least 150 businesses were damaged Left people stranded on rooftops and in

trees Water treatment plant damaged

leaving water unusable even if boiled Recreational band on lakes

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Watersheds

Lake LBJ Basin Lake Travis

Basin

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Marble Falls Month of Rain

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RAIN TIME SERIES

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DEM

The lower elevations occur around Marble Falls.

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To-do list Water quality data to see what the

affects of the rain were on the lakes Finish DEM processing to find where

the most dangerous parts of Marble Falls were during the Flood

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Questions?