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2009 Wapama Falls rock fall

Fresh rock debris on trail. Portion of trail shows damage from the impacts of several boulders.

A rock fall occurred from the steep cliff immediately west of Wapama Falls near Hetch Hetchy Reservoir. Numerous boulders landed on and adjacent to the Wapama Falls Trail, discontinuously over a distance of about 200 m. Trail retaining walls sustained damage in several locations. A few smaller boulders appear to have entered the reservoir.

UTM East: 256772; UTM North: 4205518; Elevation: 1430

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Yosemite National Park, Code: YOSE

Hetch Hetchy
Latitude: 37.9647242746802, Longitude: -119.7687445

Wapama Falls
Yosemite National Park, California
Latitude: 37.8399200439453, Longitude: -119.540397644043

Rock Fall Database GroupID for YOSE : 2009121101
Rock Fall Database ID for YOSE : 2009121101-1

Yosemite Rock Falls Collection

20091220

12/11/2009

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Organization: Yosemite NP
Position: Park Geologist
Address: El Portal, CA 95318
Email: greg_stock@nps.gov

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