Subsidence

Fissure in caliche, Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Clark County
Photographer: Jon Price May-91

Widened fissure below surface, Eastern Avenue, Las Vegas, Clark County
Photographer: Jon Price May-91

Fissure related to subsidence has destroyed the foundation of a home on Simmons Road, North Las Vegas, Clark County
Photographer: Jon Price 1992

The land surface dropped about 5 feet since this well was drilled at the Las Vegas Valley Water District well field near the Meadows Mall, Clark County. Person in the photo is Terry Katzer.
Photographer: John Bell 1980

Damaged home (racked off plumb) in Windsor Park, North Las Vegas, Clark County
Photographer: John Bell ~1989

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