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Managing sand along the Colorado River to protect cultural sites downstream of Glen Canyon Dam
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Cook, Terri L. East, Amy E. Fairley, Helen C. Sankey, Joel B. |
| Copyright Year | 2019 |
| Abstract | T construction of Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona has greatly reduced the supply of sand to the Colorado River corridor through Glen Canyon National Recreation Area and Grand Canyon National Park, hereafter referred to as Glen Canyon and Grand Canyon, respectively. This deficit has strongly affected the natural sediment cycle in this iconic landscape and has lowered the availability of windblown (aeolian) river sand that previously shielded hundreds of unique prehistoric and historic cultural sites. U.S. Geological Survey scientists and their cooperators have conducted a range of studies to assess whether, and under what circumstances, riverderived sand can still reach and protect these sites under |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.3133/fs20193054 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pubs.usgs.gov/fs/2019/3054/fs20193054.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.3133/fs20193054 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
