Debris-flow deposit in the 2024 South Fork Fire burn area, New Mexico

Mud- to boulder-sized sediment fill a channel in the 2024 South Fork Fire burn area.  The sediment was deposited by flooding and debris flows during rain events following the summer wildfire.  The coarsest material (including several large boulders) was deposited on the south side of the channel, forming a debris-flow levee.  The trees in and near the channel have been damaged by flows.  This photo was taken in the South Fork Cedar Creek drainage, near the center of the burn area.