The video interprets boulder deposits at wadi mouths across Arabia as evidence of catastrophic flooding. Published estimates put the Bonneville Flood's peak discharge at 793,000–1,020,000 cubic metres per second, most likely 935,000—about 28–36 million cubic feet per second, with 33 million the likely value. The video argues that 10–12-ton boulders were carried in mudflows: their rounding records abrasion during transport, while sharp corners can reflect recent breakage. Hoodoos, however, are erosional features rather than flood deposits. The video also argues that limited subsequent modification points to a relatively recent catastrophe and compares the deposits with flood features worldwide.
Video links Arabian boulder deposits to catastrophic megafloods
Key facts
- The video interprets boulder deposits at wadi mouths across Arabia as evidence of catastrophic flood events.
- Published estimates for the Bonneville Flood's peak discharge are 793,000–1,020,000 m³/s, most likely 935,000 m³/s—about 28–36 million cubic feet per second, most likely 33 million.
- The video describes 10–12-ton boulders as transported in mudflow deposits; rounding can reflect abrasion during transport, while sharp corners can reflect fresh breakage.
- Hoodoos are erosional landforms, not material deposited by catastrophic floods.
- The video argues that limited modification by later erosion supports a relatively recent catastrophic origin.
- Flood-related deposits and landforms occur worldwide.
Sources
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The Catastrophic Late Pleistocene Bonneville Flood in the ...pubs.usgs.gov
by HE Malde · 1968 · Cited by 357 — The different rates of discharge shown in figure 25 … the slope from the storage area to the outlet is 1: 38 for Grimsvotn, 1:40 for Graenalon, and 1: 16 for l ...
Lake Bonneville floodisu.edu
The peak discharge from the Red Rock Pass outlet is estimated to have lasted for about 8 weeks and to have been about 500 times that of the maximum discharge
Bonneville Flood-Lake Bonneville Red Rock Pass Snake ...hugefloods.com
The Bonneville flood released nearly 1,000 cubic miles of water. The volume of this flood was twice as large as the biggest Missoula Flood.
Bonneville flooden.wikipedia.org
The Bonneville flood was a catastrophic flooding event in the last ice age, which involved massive amounts of water inundating parts of southern Idaho and ...
Paleodischarge of the late Pleistocene Bonneville Flood, ...pubs.geoscienceworld.org
by RD JARRETT · 1987 · Cited by 202 — peak discharge for the Bonneville Flood through the constricted reach was from 793,000 to 1,020,000 m3/s and most likely was 935,000 m3/s.
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