Burned Watersheds - Incised Erosion Channel
![Incised erosion channel after the Cerro Grande Fire near Los Alamos, NM.](https://d9-wret.s3.us-west-2.amazonaws.com/assets/palladium/production/s3fs-public/styles/full_width/public/thumbnails/image/ErosMiddleF.jpg?itok=fgU3IE4-)
Detailed Description
Another consequence of wildfires and subsequent rainfall is erosion. This erosion of a drainage created an incised channel after the Cerro Grande Fire near Los Alamos, NM. The view is upstream and the blue backpack is about 1-meter tall. The maximum 30-minute rainfall intensity was about 20 millimeters per hour. The incision seen in this photo was after the wildfire and rain storm; prior to the storm this drainage had no definite banks.
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.