Flooding, Torrential Rains, Rescues, and Evacuations Regionally

Large rocks fall in middle of Red Mountain Pass on Saturday. Photo by CDOT
Large rocks fall in middle of Red Mountain Pass on Saturday. Photo by CDOT

This past week brought much needed rain to the Four Corners area, filling up reservoirs, lakes, rivers, and roads with flash floods and days on end of downpours.

Pagosa Springs, around the San Juan River, Lemon Lake residents, Vallecito residents, and areas of Bayfield were evacuated for days due to the enormous amounts of water that filled the rivers and lakes to the point they were spilling over …