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Mixing of the muddy Paria River with the mainstem Colorado River.

By Southwest Biological Science Center
Mixing of the muddy Paria River with the relatively clear mainstem Colorado River.
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Mixing of the muddy Paria River with the mainstem Colorado River.  Suspended sediment turbidity from the Paria and other tributaries downstream of Glen Canyon is a strong control on primary production in Marble and Grand Canyon.

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