Even though there are risks building on a flood plain, homes located in mouths of Wasatch Front canyons are high priced real estate. Once water leaves the canyons, its no longer part of the watershed, and the Salt Lake City Department of Public Utilities has no say in residential development on the flood plain. Runoff from streets and yards can carry waste and chemicals into the creek.
Drainage
Little Cottonwood Creek
Latitude
40°34'23.09"N
Longitude
111°46'54.10"W
Date
2008-10-20
Creator
Craig Denton
Type
image
Format
image/tif
Rights
Craig L. Denton 2008. Use of this file is allowed in accordance with the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/us/
