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From the 2019 Expedition

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The 2019 Expedition gathered information on geology, water, end ecosystems. Learn about that here.

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Explorer Activities

This color photograph shows a view of the red and cream-colored, flat-lying sedimentary rocks in the Grand Canyon. On the left,

For activities related to rivers and to John Wesley Powell, including Paper Powell, click here.

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Water

USGS Water Science School- Activities

A fantastic resource for K-8 water science. Offers information on many aspects of water, along with pictures, data, maps, and an interactive center where students can give their opinions and test their water knowledge. 

Streamer- Activity

Have you ever dropped a stick in a river and wondered where it might go if it floated all the way downstream? Explore America's larger streams by tracing them upstream to their source or downstream to where they empty. Learn about your stream traces and the places they pass through in a detailed report.

Ecosystems

Three related podcasts within the Outstanding in the Field podcast series by the USGS Ecosystems Mission Area tell engaging stories about the science along the Colorado River in Grand Canyon, AZ (sandbars, fish, and the aquatic insect citizen science project). 

Then & Now Series

The Then & Now online series looks at how things have changed since 1869. On this page, you will find topics including: the town of Green River, Wyoming, mapping, geologic time, women in science, flora and fauna, food, river travel, and art.  

 

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The 150th anniversary of the 1869 Powell expedition—USGS participation in the Sesquicentennial Colorado River Exploring Expedition and reflections from the ~1,000-mile journey down the Green and Colorado Rivers

In 1869, John Wesley Powell completed the first well-recorded scientific river journey to explore an extensive region of the Colorado River Basin. Powell later helped to establish the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) and served as its second director (1881–94), cementing his position in the folklore of the Survey. In 2019, the USGS marked the 150th anniversary of Powell’s first expedition with a broa
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