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Glen Canyon

Glen Canyon is a canyon that runs from Utah to Arizona, in the United States. It was carved by the Colorado River, which flows to the Pacific Ocean many miles away. Most of it is flooded by Lake Powell, created by the Glen Canyon Dam. The reservoir is highly controversial, and in recent years many environmentalism groups have called for its removal.

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  • CANYON OF THE COLORADO RIVER NEAR MOUTH OF SAN JUAN RIVER - NARA - 524266

    Glen Canyon in 1873, near the confluence of the Colorado and San Juan Rivers

  • Hite Crossing Bridge, Glen Canyon

    Hite Crossing Bridge of State Route 95 at Glen Canyon

  • Glen Canyon 305947975

    Glen Canyon below Glen Canyon Dam

  • A bend in Glen Canyon of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, ca.1898 (CHS-4708)

    A bend in Glen Canyon of the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, c. 1898

  • GRCA 117031 1954 Tapestry Wall in Glen Canyon Mile 136.2

    Tapestry Wall in Glen Canyon

  • From Hole in the Rock looking South East across the Colorado River in Glen Canyon at Mile 84.4

    Hole in the Rock, Mile 84.4

  • GRCA 33720 1958 Hidden Passage Canyon in Glen Canyon Mile 76

    Hidden Passage Canyon, Mile 76.1

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