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Sediment-laden water of the Paria River mixes with the Colorado River

By Southwest Biological Science Center
Brown, sediment-laden water of the Paria River mixes with the clear water of the Colorado River
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View looking upstream on the Colorado River at the mouth of the tributary Paria River (center). The sediment-laden water of the Paria River enters and mixes with the clear Colorado River water released from Glen Canyon Dam (May 17, 1993).

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