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Postfire debris flow in the 2021 Dixie Fire burn area

June 2022 (approx.)

Detailed Description

On June 22, 2022, intense rainfall triggered a debris flow on Murphy Creek, near Belden, California, which was burned the year earlier by the 2021 Dixie Fire. This debris flow, and a second one nearby, closed California Highway 70 for several weeks. 

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