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Sand dune along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon

By Southwest Biological Science Center
Windblown (aeolian) sand dune along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon.
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Windblown (aeolian) sand dune along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon that formed from sand deposited in a river sandbar by a controlled flood in 2008.  

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Ecosystems Mission Area, Land Management Research Program, Southwest Biological Science Center
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