Nelson's Landing

USA / Nevada / Boulder City / SR-165
Nelson's Landing, about five miles west of Nelson in Eldorado Canyon, is noted for washing into Lake Mohave in 1974 after a strong downpour in the regional mountains sent the runoff down the channels and produced a flash flood. There are five wide channels that run from the local mountains toward the river. The problem is that they all converge into a small outlet where Nelson's Landing was. The entire landing and village was destroyed and nine people died when the flood came through the wash. The wall of water and debris was reported as about 40 feet (12 meters) high as it reached the river.
Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nelson,_Nevada
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Coordinates:   35°42'27"N   114°42'27"W
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