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Notes:
Result of an intense summer thunderstorm on a burned tributary watershed (Lake Creek) of the Middle Fork Salmon River (ID) in 2006.
The resulting debris flow generated a debris fan that temporarily dammed the MF. A LWD jam formed downstream at Pistol Creek rapid.
The fan and channel braiding immediately downstream continue pose a navigation challenge to boaters
Photos were taken prior to blasting by the Forest Service to clear the jam from the rapid in July 2006
The MF Salmon River is designated “Wild and Scenic” and occurs with the Frank Church – River of No Return Wilderness Area