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<br />Buffalo Creek Fire <br />Watershed & water ualit 1m acts <br /> <br />· 200,000 eu bie yards of sediment was deposited in Strontia <br />Springs Reservoir during the July 12, 1996 flood event <br />- This all10unt is greater than the total :lcculI1ulation in the previous 13 <br />years <br /> <br />. Buffalo Creed flowed at 17,000 efs. <br />- Normal flow is 30 cfs. <br /> <br />. Spring Creek flowed at 8,000 to 10,000 efs. <br />- Normal is 1.5 cfs. <br /> <br />. Water turbidity rose after the flood to more than 2,000 ntu's ( a <br />measure of turbidity) <br /> <br /> <br />, <br />