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Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 8 – Floodswhose headwaters are in Glendale but drain to the east, toward Arroyo Seco. Several of thecanyons in the San Gabriel and Verdugo Mountains have debris basins that were built for floodprotection purposes. Most of the streams off the San Gabriel Mountains have been channelizedthrough the La Cañada Valley for flood-protection purposes. Similarly, Verdugo Wash ischannelized through Glendale.History of Flooding in the City of Glendale:Floods of consequence to the city of Glendale are typically of the flash flood type, of shortduration, but with high peak volumes and high velocities. This type of flooding occurs inresponse to the local geology and geography and the built environment (human-madestructures). The mountains in and north of the city consist of rock that is predominantlyimpervious to water so little precipitation infiltrates the ground; rainwater instead flows alongthe surface as runoff. When a major storm moves in, water collects rapidly and runs off quickly,making a steep, rapid descent from the mountains onto the alluvial fans and ultimately intoVerdugo Wash.The most severe flood recorded in Glendale occurred in 1934. Intense precipitation on NewYear’s Eve, 1933 occurred locally in the La Cañada-Flintridge area, causing the Verdugo Washto swell and overflow its then natural channel. Extensive areas of the drainage basin had burnedearlier, in November 1933, causing large amounts of debris. The debris was carried by thestorm waters down the mountains, and into the alluvial valleys, where several roads werechoked. Damage was not confined to Verdugo Wash, but extended to several of the canyonsdraining the eastern and southern flanks of the Verdugo Mountains, and also in Sycamore andScholl Canyons. More than 40 people died, several bridges were washed out, and erosion andsedimentation damaged more than 400 properties (see Map 8.2). Verdugo Wash and most of itstributaries through the La Crescenta area were channelized in response to the 1934 flood.Several canyons near the Glendale area have also flooded in the past, impacting developmentswithin the canyons or areas downstream. For example, during the storms of 1969, the VerdugoHills and the city proper were impacted by debris flows and flood flows when tributary streamsreportedly overtopped their debris basins, causing damage (Waananen, 1969).Stream gage records show that maximum daily peak flows in the lower reaches of VerdugoWash are typically less than about 400 cubic feet per second (cfs), with many years actuallymeasuring peaks of considerably less than 100 cfs. However, maximum daily peak flows haveoccasionally exceeded 1,000 cfs (in 1937-38, 1942-43, 1965-66, 1968-69, 1977-78, 1982-83,1994-95, 1995-96, and 1996-97). In the decades between 1930 and 1990, maximum daily peakflows exceeding 1,000 cfs generally occurred only once in a decade, but in the1990s there werethree consecutive years when this channel had maximum daily peak flows exceeding 1,000 cfs(and in the 1997-98 water year, the maximum daily peak flow was 966 cfs, also high for thearea). The records show that annual discharges in the last decades are overall higher than themeasurements for the previous four decades. This may indicate that climate has been wetter inthe last few decades (possibly as a result of global warming), or it could mean that withincreased development in the Verdugo drainage area, the Verdugo Wash receives more runoff.2006 PAGE 8- 3
Natural Hazards Mitigation PlanCity of Glendale, CaliforniaSection 8 – FloodsMap 8.2: Effects of the 1934 Flood in GlendaleThe highest peak flow recorded in Verdugo Wash is for the water year of 1968-69, with amaximum daily peak flow of 1,850 cfs. However, there are two years for which there are norecords, in 1933-34, and 1983-84. The lack of data for 1933-34 is probably the result of the gagebeing washed out during the worst flood recorded for Verdugo Wash, as discussed above.2006 PAGE 8- 4
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