Amargosa River Flooding in 2003 Back to Amargosa Main Page
On
August 20, 2003, rain fell in Pahrump, NV, and in the Chicago Valley,
south of Yucca Mt.
The water flowed south in the Chicago Valley until it hit the Old Spanish Trail, the road from Tecopa to the NV border and Las Vegas.
The
water turned southwest, badly undercutting the road for about 5 miles,
closing it for 6 weeks and causing $70,000 worth of damage.
Near
the intersection of the Old Spanish Trail and Tecopa Hot Springs Rd, the
water flowed straight
across
Tecopa Hot Springs Rd, headed for the Amargosa River where it surfaces
from underground
on
the south end of Grimshaw Dry Lake.
Same
stretch of road as above, three days later.
The
Amargosa River Canyon, west of the Tecopa Post Office.
