Flash flooding in camp creek

Flash flooding carrying a wall of debris down camp creek. 31st and Valley rd foot bridge. Colorado Springs CO, August 10th.The creek is usually just a trickle, unless it rains. It runs out of the mountains above town and into a concrete channel that runs about 7 blocks and into a bigger stream.In 2012 the Waldo Canyon fire burnt the vegetation around the creek, which causes this kind of flooding when there are heavy rains over the burn area and no vegetation to slow the water. I was driving near the ditch and saw the wall of water moving in front of me. I managed to pass it and run out on to the bridge in time to get this video. It had hardly rained at all where this video took place and the trickle of water turned into a torrent in an instant. This is why you shouldn't play in ditches.

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