A letter from Yosemite National Park Superindendent Don L. Neubacher . " A portion of the Lower Pines Campground and all of Upper and Lower River Campgrounds sustained extensive damage and were closed immediately following the 1997 flood. As the river overtopped its banks and spread across the flood plain, some areas of Yosemite Valley were temporarily submerged to a depth of five to eight feet. A heavy layer of sand and silt was deposited as the slower-moving flood waters gradually receded."
Verum audaces non gerunt indusia alba. - Ipsi dixit MCMLXXII
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