Residents of desert areas know that flooding is always a possibility. In 1910, one of the worst rainstorms in southern Nevada history struck Lincoln and Clark Counties, causing damage from Meadow Valley Wash to the Vegas valley. The San Pedro, Los Angeles, and Salt Lake Railroad, built in 1905 through the Meadow Valley Wash to Caliente and then basically northeast along Clover Creek, followed the best route in the area, but planning for floods proved insufficient. Flooding washed out the tracks in 1906, 1907, and 1909, stopping railroad service until repairs were made. In the first week of January 1910, massive flooding again washed out nearly 100 miles of track and carried away an entire engine and cars. Two weeks later, more flooding destroyed the temporary repairs. The flooding extended into the Vegas valley and cut off all travel out of the valley for a few days. More flooding in 1911 led the railroad to rethink its location, and the rails were moved significantly higher along the Meadow Valley Wash and through the Clover Creek area. This change allowed the railroad to survive later massive floods, most notably in 1938, and it remains the route used by the railroad today.