By September 7, all of ¾ Mile Flume had been completely destroyed aside from the aluminum lining that had melted into puddles. This meant the loss of ability to bring water to the communities from Murphys to Angels Camp.

The fire had damaged approximately 33,632 square feet of gunite canal and 735 linear feet of wooden flume sections, walk boards, dump gates, deer crossings, and wooden helicopter pads. In order to be able to reestablish a water supply back to the communities using the overland pipe system while Flume 14 was being replaced, the UPA team would first need to immediately repair flumes 9, 10, 11, and 13.