Sediment-laden water of the Paria River mixes with the Colorado River
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View looking upstream at the Colorado River at the mouth of the Paria River tributary (center). The sediment-laden water of the Paria River enters and mixes with the clear Colorado River water released from Glen Canyon Dam. Photo taken May 17, 1993. Photo by David Topping, USGS.
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