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Canyon of Colorado River above Moab, Utah. Deposits of sediment brought down from upstream are laid down behind the curves of the channel and exposed at low water.

imageID: 17082
Description: Canyon of Colorado River above Moab, Utah. Deposits of sediment brought down from upstream are laid down behind the curves of the channel and exposed at low water.
Keywords: rivers
Great Basin Experiment Station Historic Images
Photographer: M.H.D.
Original collection id: 264486
Collection: RMRS Archive Images
Quality: 3
Location: Colorado River; Utah; United States
Date(yyyy): 1931
Comments: Erosion and Steamflow
Citation: Use of this image is governed by Creative Commons CC BY. If you use the image, please include the following citation:

USDA Forest Service. 2007. Forest Service Research Image Library. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://www.fs.usda.gov/rds/imagedb

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