Alluvial Fan
The 1982 dam collapses inundated Horseshoe Park leaving a 42-acre alluvial fan of debris.
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Alluvial Fan Details
The 1982 dam collapses that killed three people in the park inundated Horseshoe Park with floodwater, leaving a 42-acre alluvial fan of debris -- including car-sized rocks and boulders, gravel, and sand -- that you can still see today around the banks of the Roaring River.
Difficulty
Low
Distance
N/A
Estimated time
Region
East Side
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Alluvial Fan
The 1982 dam collapses inundated Horseshoe Park leaving a 42-acre alluvial fan of debris.
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Lawn Lake Flood
At 5:30 am on July 15, 1982, the Lawn Lake Dam, built in 1903, gave way.
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Creating a National Park
Rocky Mountain National Park was established on January 26, 1915.
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West Horseshoe Park/Horseshoe Inn
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Elk Exclosures
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