Colorado River, Grand Canyon
By Geosciences and Environmental Change Science Center
2023 (approx.)
Detailed Description
The Colorado River, brown from heightened suspended load following rains, flows through Paleoproteroic basement and overlying Cambrian Tapeats Sandstone in the Grand Canyon (Arizona, USA).
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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