Panorama near Lee Ferry, Garfield and San Juan Counties, Utah. 1921.
Dates
Date Taken
1921-10-04
Summary
Album caption: Panorama showing low walls and region that would be flooded if a high dam were build at Lee Ferry. Halls Crossings enters the Colorado River around the bend to the right of photograph 216. Navajo Mountian shows (faintly) at the right of the photograph 216 like an inverted bowl 31 miles away. The Henry Mountians , 44 miles from Halls crossing, to the north (left?). Bull Frog Creek enters from the left. Halls Crossing is 98 miles below the mouth of Green River and 37 miles above the San Juan. About 40 square miles at left in photograph 217 lies under the 3,900 foot contour. Noon. Garfield and San Juan Counties, Utah. October 4, 1921. Index card: View showing low walls and region that would be flooded if a high dam were [...]
Summary
Album caption: Panorama showing low walls and region that would be flooded if a high dam were build at Lee Ferry. Halls Crossings enters the Colorado River around the bend to the right of photograph 216. Navajo Mountian shows (faintly) at the right of the photograph 216 like an inverted bowl 31 miles away. The Henry Mountians , 44 miles from Halls crossing, to the north (left?). Bull Frog Creek enters from the left. Halls Crossing is 98 miles below the mouth of Green River and 37 miles above the San Juan. About 40 square miles at left in photograph 217 lies under the 3,900 foot contour. Noon. Garfield and San Juan Counties, Utah. October 4, 1921.
Index card: View showing low walls and region that would be flooded if a high dam were built at Lee Ferry. Halls Creek enters the Colorado around the bend at right. Navajo Mountain 30 mi. away air line, shows at right like an inverted bowl. Picture taken from right bank 100 above the river. Noon. Utah. October 4, 1921.
Note: Panorama with E.C. La Rue photograph number 217, lec00217.
Available at the U.S. Geological Survey Denver Library Photographic Collection, La Rue, E.C. Collection.
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