The row of shrubs marking the predam high flood stage is catclaw and has persisted with little change through almost half the century. Grand Canyon National Park, Coconino County, Arizona. 1972.
Dates
Date Taken
1972
Summary
Album caption and index card: The row of shrubs marking the predam high flood stage is catclaw and has persisted with little change through almost half the century. The new riparian community comprises several species, including saltcedar, seep willow, waterweed, Emory seep willow, cattail, and desert isocoma. A rock avalanche at upper right is new since 1923. The mouth of Kanab Creek is at left foreground. Grand Canyon National Park. Coconino County, Arizona. August 24, 1972. Published as Figure 57B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 1132. 1980.
Summary
Album caption and index card: The row of shrubs marking the predam high flood stage is catclaw and has persisted with little change through almost half the century. The new riparian community comprises several species, including saltcedar, seep willow, waterweed, Emory seep willow, cattail, and desert isocoma. A rock avalanche at upper right is new since 1923. The mouth of Kanab Creek is at left foreground. Grand Canyon National Park. Coconino County, Arizona. August 24, 1972.
Published as Figure 57B in U.S. Geological Survey. Professional Paper 1132. 1980.
Available in the U.S. Geological Survey, Denver Library Photographic Collection, Turner, R.M. Collection.
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