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Show j iFLDOO FLOOD DAMAGES CONTROLSTRUCTURES CONTROL CONTROLI CONTROLSTRUCTURES I I CREEKI STRUCTURES IN MILL CREEKM CREEK CREEKThe M , . - The first flood of any size to comedown come comedown comedown down Mill creek In nearly two years yearswas yearswas yearswas was experienced Thursday night , as asthe asthe asI the result of a . cloudburst which struckacross struckacross struck struckacross across the head of or Moab . valley va.lley andWilson andWilson and | Wllson Wilson mesa The concrete and mas mas- masonry masonry masonry - onry flood control structures erected erectedon erectedon erectedon on the creek banks through Moab by bycce byCCC byCCC cce CCC workers during the past tv.o tvo two tv.oWInters twowinters twowinters . WInters were given ven their first test , and andas andas andas I andI as a whole wholo the'Iork the ' \ work \'Iork 'Iork Iork cork stood up well and anddid anddid anddid did the work which it was designed to todo todo todo do In a few places the concrete abut abut- abutments abutments abutments - - ments and rock walls were undermined underminedand underminedand underminedand and toppled over , . but in no ' place 'Place did didthe didthe didthe the flood get out of control and cut cutinto cutinto cutinto into adjacent landsThursday lands ilands landsThursday - Thursday night's nights ' flood fiood which was wasone wasone wasone one of the largest to sweep down Mill Millcreek Millcreek Millcreek I MillI creek canyon in many years ; ears , , proved provedthat provedthat provedthat that some of the concrete abutments abutmentswere abutmentswere abutmentswere were not set down deep enough , and andthe andthe andthe the flood waters pouring down the theraceway theraceway theraceway raceway at terriffic terrifflC terrific speed , cut undera W1dera W1der under a few of them , causing them to topple toppleover toppleover toppleover over . The damage was relatively small smalland , I IThe and can be repaired with a minimum minimumof minimumI of expense in the event another cee CCC ceecompany CCCcompany CCCcompany I company is located here to complete the theI theflood theflood theflood I flood control work mapped out along alongMill alongMm alongMill Mill Mm and Pack creeks . |