Canal in Santaquin Utah fails

ch 4 SLC tv | 12 Sept 02 | Channel 4 Utah news

[Lokibob]

A canal above the Utah town of Santaquin has failed. Just breaking now.

Will get more off the web.

[Lokibob]

Apparently very serious, firefighters going door to door to locate residents.

[Mo1]

Oh WOW ... stay safe

[SamAdams76]

There are a lot of flood watches and flood warnings out for Utah tonight.

[newsperson999]

how big is the town?

[SamAdams76]

Santaquin is a small town of about 2,500 people located 20-25 miles south of Provo.

[THEUPMAN]

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SANTAQUIN


According to the 1990 Census, Santaquin could be called the even-sexed city, with 1,196 males and 1,190 females. About 59 percent of the city's residents are 16 years of age or older. About 27 percent of Santaquin residents are between the age of 24 and 45. About 11 percent are under the age of 5.

ORIGIN OF CITY'S NAME

Originally called Summit City because it is situated on a summit between Juab and Utah counties, the name was changed to Santaquin in 1856 to honor the Sanpitch Indian chief who later became a farmer and cattle ranger in the area.
DATE OF INCORPORATION

January 4, 1932 - Utah's 72nd-largest city.

DID YOU KNOW?

Black Hawk, leader of the Ute Indian tribe during the Black Hawk War of the 1860s, died at Spring Lake near Santaquin in 1870 and was buried in the foothills near the city. For many years Utah's Ute Indians have held their annual celebration at Santaquin's city park.
The city is also the center of the state's sour cherry and apple industries. The city is surrounded by several fruit packing plants.

MEDIAN AGE (1990 Census)
22.3

HOUSEHOLD SIZE (1990 Census)
3.52 people per household

LARGEST EMPLOYER - 1998
Olsen's Greenhouse - 120 employees

1990 POPULATION - 2,386
White 2,322; Hispanic 132; American Indian 12; Asian or Pacific Island 6; Black 0, other 46.

1999 POPULATION ESTIMATE - 2,992

[Lokibob]

Thanks Sam, I still can't find it on any of the tv web sites.

They had all kinds of tornado and funnel clouds Provo south today.

[newsperson999]

744 PM MDT THU SEP 12 2002
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN SALT LAKE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
CENTRAL UTAH COUNTY IN UTAH
THIS INCLUDES THE CITY OF SANTAQUIN
* UNTIL 1045 PM MDT

* AT 741 PM MDT...A FLASH FLOOD WAS REPORTED IN SANTAQUIN AND THE SPRING LAKE AREAS. THE FLASH FLOOD IS FROM CANAL BREAKS IN THIS AREA.

[Thinkin' Gal]

Apparently very serious, firefighters going door to door to locate residents.

Oy vey.

[Free the USA]

fyi

[Lokibob]

ksl radio

sketchy details so far, but apparently a holding pond feeds the canal that failed.

[Lokibob]

Channel 2 news:

Santaquin and Spring Lake affected. Apparently heavy rains have caused mud slides in an area that was burned this summer. More later.

[THEUPMAN]

..snip..

Following serious flooding in 1949, the Summit Creek Canal and Irrigation Company was given approval to construct a reservoir west of the city; on several occasions it has prevented disastrous damage to the community. A diversion dam was completed and more than 10,000 feet of concrete pipe laid in 1971, which proved to be an efficient method of conserving valuable water resources. Irrigation methods changed to sprinkling systems or drip systems, enabling farmers to efficiently irrigate land that was not level, bringing more farmland into production. Natural gas service was brought to Santaquin in 1954, and marked a major development in the modernization of the community.

.../snip

Link

[OldFriend]

Colorado having serious flooding and mud slides in the burn areas too. THANK YOU ENVIRO-NAZIS!

[Lokibob]

The 2 towns are being evacuated.

A "huge" wall of mud and water came down from the mountain.

500 lb Boulders washing down. Watching video now. Houses have mud 3-4' up their wall.

Cars pushed down the road. No warning. Residents did not have warning, came too fast.

2 kids were trail riding, and witnessed it all.

No word of injuries. Sorry, transcribing as the news comes on.

[Lokibob]

The mud slide apparently broke the irrigation canal.

Everybody seems to be safe. (thank God)

LDS church organizing housing for the residents tonite.

Still getting this off the tv.

[Utah Girl]

Thanks for the ping. I just got home. I saw the news report on KSL. Just a huge wall of mud, some homes have 3-4 feet of mud in them. Everyone is safe though, about 200 people will be spending the night at the LDS meetinghouse nearby.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

That is good news!

[redrock]

I drive by that subdivision almost every week...and you could see the hillside that is behind the houses was bare of vegetation.

I'll be driving down that way tommorrow...and will check it out.

redrock

[Utah Girl]

Yes, it is really good news that no one was hurt or killed. We are in the middle of a drought in Utah, but didn't think all the rain we need would come in one week....