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- Title
Snapshot: Flooding the canyon.
- Authors
Petherick, Anna
- Abstract
The article reports on the floods occurred in the Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona. It states that the turbid flow of water is more than twice the usual rate that carries large quantities of sediments into the canyon. Moreover, the article cites that the floods have created sandbars and kept the river's copper color, allowing the humpback chub native fish to hide from predators. In addition, it is noted that the level of water has temporarily increased to five meters in the canyon, which has been predicted to cause the water to be dirty.
- Subjects
ARIZONA; FLOODS; TURBIDITY currents; DAMS; CANYONS; SEDIMENTATION &; deposition; HUMPBACK chub; PREDATORY aquatic animals; GLEN Canyon Dam (Ariz.)
- Publication
Nature, 2008, Vol 452, Issue 7184, p138
- ISSN
0028-0836
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/452138b