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The 100-year floodplain of Spanish Fork River is considered a major floodplain in Utah County. The 100-year floodplain is that area which would be inundated by water in the event of a combination of climatological factors that is likely to occur once every 100 years (one percent likelihood of occurrence in any given year). The floodplain is shown on the General Plan Map.

The Wasatch fault is an active fault that extends almost the entire length of the state. The center of Spanish Fork City is located approximately 3½ miles west of the fault line which traverses the Utah Valley along the base of the Wasatch Mountains. A severe earthquake could cripple Spanish Fork because major power and water lines cross this fault line.

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