sandbar building after a high flow experiment on the Colorado River
By Southwest Biological Science Center
2013 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Images of before (left panel) and after (right panel) a high flow experiment. Middle pannel shows water entering the Colorado River from Glen Canyon Dam during a high flow experiment.
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Public Domain.
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Glen Canyon Dam has altered flow and sediment dynamics of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon. Before the dam was completed in 1963, the Colorado River carried a large amount of sand, silt, and clay through Grand Canyon, some of which was deposited during spring floods to create large and abundant sandbars. Sandbars in Grand Canyon are valued as camping areas, create aquatic and riparian habitat...
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