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30 ft. Washington Tsunami
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Shoreline collapsing on Lake Roosevelt behind Grand Coulee Dam.
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Yep, this happened just down the road from my house. It was big news for a couple of days and now not even really talked about. A few docks were flipped and some other minor damage occurred.
Here is one report from a good source:
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, a large land slide occurred on the west side of Lake Roosevelt that resulted in three Tital waves (tsunami) the largest one estimated to be around 20 feet high. The location of the land slide is directly west and across the lake from the Rickey Point Buoy Field, where our sailboats are moored during the sailing season.
The waves traveled along Lake Roosevelt heading south, north and east. The wave proceeding east came directly into Rickey Point Buoy Field and smashed into our service dock, causing extensive damage to it.
Luckly the last of our sail boats were hauled out last week just averting damaging the vessels. In all likelihood had any vessel been moored in the buoy field they would have been smashed into the beach and damaged beyond repair.
Other waves continued south temporary flooding Highway 25 South that required some cleanup and north causing beach damage on the Carson Flats, Colville Flats and into the Kettle Falls Marina causing some minor damage and disruption to the service piers and docks. More about that in one of my pictures.
This is not the first time a large Tital wave occurred on Lake Roosevelt since the Grand Coulee Dam was built. John Hill states "Since the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, this has happened numerous times. A big one here at the same place as this one in 1952 created a 60' wave and another in 2009 further south at Hawk Creek was about a 30' wave".
Several Rickey Point Sail Club members got together today and did some damage assessments. We determined most of the damaged dock can be salvage and we should be able to reestablish the service pier before next year's sailing season starts. The RPSC board of directors are getting together Tuesday evening to discuss our options to include but not limited on type of repairs, when to complete them, any additional modifications we need to make and any other good of the order business.
It is our intent to have the service dock repairs completed and vessels launched at the beginning of the 2025 sailing season.
Here is an image of the wave, a flipped dock and an aerial shot.
Here is one report from a good source:
On Sunday, November 17, 2024, a large land slide occurred on the west side of Lake Roosevelt that resulted in three Tital waves (tsunami) the largest one estimated to be around 20 feet high. The location of the land slide is directly west and across the lake from the Rickey Point Buoy Field, where our sailboats are moored during the sailing season.
The waves traveled along Lake Roosevelt heading south, north and east. The wave proceeding east came directly into Rickey Point Buoy Field and smashed into our service dock, causing extensive damage to it.
Luckly the last of our sail boats were hauled out last week just averting damaging the vessels. In all likelihood had any vessel been moored in the buoy field they would have been smashed into the beach and damaged beyond repair.
Other waves continued south temporary flooding Highway 25 South that required some cleanup and north causing beach damage on the Carson Flats, Colville Flats and into the Kettle Falls Marina causing some minor damage and disruption to the service piers and docks. More about that in one of my pictures.
This is not the first time a large Tital wave occurred on Lake Roosevelt since the Grand Coulee Dam was built. John Hill states "Since the construction of the Grand Coulee Dam, this has happened numerous times. A big one here at the same place as this one in 1952 created a 60' wave and another in 2009 further south at Hawk Creek was about a 30' wave".
Several Rickey Point Sail Club members got together today and did some damage assessments. We determined most of the damaged dock can be salvage and we should be able to reestablish the service pier before next year's sailing season starts. The RPSC board of directors are getting together Tuesday evening to discuss our options to include but not limited on type of repairs, when to complete them, any additional modifications we need to make and any other good of the order business.
It is our intent to have the service dock repairs completed and vessels launched at the beginning of the 2025 sailing season.
Here is an image of the wave, a flipped dock and an aerial shot.
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Dudes voice made me snore
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Tidal wave. Not "tital". And yes, the narrator of that video needs to find a new hobby. He sounds like Carl Sagan after a few bong rips.
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He's a geologist, soo...And yes, the narrator of that video needs to find a new hobby.He sounds like Carl Sagan after a few bong rips.
Seriously, tho, he does have an informative channel (GeologyHub) for those interested in keeping up with current news about volcanic and/or earthquake activity.
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Might have been a great ride on a surfboard.
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Look, non of that was true. My SIL fell overboard. That's what caused it.
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You talking about the tidal wave or the tittal wave?Might have been a great ride on a surfboard.
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