Strikingly orange-tinted flow of the Colorado River in Granite Gorge
By Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
August 2008 (approx.)
Detailed Description
Summer flash-floods can introduce large amounts, of fine reddish-orange sediment to the Colorado River with spectacular results
Sources/Usage
Public Domain.
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