Floods and Sandbars in the Grand Canyon

1999 GSA Today article describing experimental concept for timing controlled floods from Glen Canyon Dam with naturally occurring floods from the Little Colorado River (located about 122 km below the dam) so as to increase the stage and potential sandbar deposition along the mainstem Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park, AZ

Lucchitta and Leopold GSA Today 1999.pdf — PDF document, 1724Kb