; Geological Survey (U.S.)] Home. Fourteen people drowned in the flood of 1983 in Southern Arizona and the DPS Rescue Helicopter #29 crashed while trying to rescue a pregnant woman trapped by rising water in Marana … There have been close calls of near flooding over the past two decades, but nothing compared to the Great Flood of 1983 when the river ran at a record 93,000 cubic feet per second.
At the same time, there was a bitter strike by local unions against Phelps Dodge, which at that time owned the Morenci open-pit copper mine. The debris that clogged the bridge in 1983 consisted of huge trees, mostly cottonwoods, that had been growing upsteam close to the river banks. Image provided by: CDC/ Alissa Eckert, MS; Dan Higgins, MAM
The levee has made it far easier for residents and business owners in South Clifton to obtain flood insurance. Oct. 17, 1983: THE FLOOD OF '83 - ASPECIAL REPORT: THE BIG ONE. Please re-enter recipient e-mail address(es).The name field is required.
Closing the gates is done at least annually to assure that they will close if the need arises.
More than 3 inches had fallen at Clifton on Oct. 1 and 2, 1983, according to a USGS report on the flood. The test affects northbound and southbound traffic. The San Francisco River overflowed its banks into South Clifton the day before destroying more than 100 homes and 41 businesses. That was nearly impossible, if not totally impossible to do until the levee and bridges were in place.
The flood waters licked the bottom of the Coronado Bridge (not pictured) that spans U.S. 191.
Your trusted source for news of the Gila Valley and more.CLIFTON – The giant flood gates along the San Francisco River leading to South Clifton will be closed for an annual test Tuesday, Sept. 17. Please enter the message.Would you also like to submit a review for this item?The subject field is required.
The test involves ensuring the gates can be closed in the event of a flood and keep water from flowing into South Clifton as it did in ’83
Between the flood and the strike, fear, mistrust, and despair were almost palpable.
A few months earlier a devastating flood struck Clifton and for the first time in anyone’s memory, it hammered South Clifton. Copper Prices — though higher in recent years they continue to bob up and down with little apparent rhyme or reason This was the flood we'll re member. Jokingly referred to by locals as the “Jurassic Gates” the structures are meant to keep South Clifton being flooded as it was in the Great Flood of 1983. As the water came down the San Francisco River channel at almost 90,000 cubic feet per second on Oct. 1 — it had risen to this record level from 60,000 in a little more than four hours — it gave townsfolk little time to respond to the flood whistle.
The gates will be closed for about an hour for testing starting at 10 a.m., Tuesday, Sept. 17. Search for Library Items Search for Lists Search for Contacts Search for a Library. Former Clifton Mayor Felix Callicotte was quite vocal about the new bridge and the bridge’s supports. Floods — Numerous times but especially 1972 and again in 1983. # Flood of October 1983 and history of flooding along the San Francisco River, Clifton, Arizona\nFlood of October 1983 and history of flooding along the San Francisco River, Clifton, Arizona\"@ # U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-File Reports Section [distributor]\n # U.S. Geological Survey, Books and Open-File Reports Section [distributor]\nU.S. Army. WorldCat Home About WorldCat Help. It was the first time in anybody’s memory South Clifton was flooded. Bureau of Reclamation. Your Web browser is not enabled for JavaScript.
Please enter the subject. Clifton Flood 1983 Residents of Clifton Arizona trudge down Highway US 66.
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