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A "High Flow Experiment" In The Grand Canyon

Bureau of Reclamation
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Bypass tubes release water from Glen Canyon Dam into the Colorado River above the Grand Canyon.

In November water managers for the Colorado River opened the floodgates of Glen Canyon Dam and released a huge flood down the Grand Canyon. In this edition of River Radio, host Sam Carter talks with Katrina Grantz from the Bureau of Reclamation's Upper Colorado Region about this “High Flow Experiment,” a managed flood intended to move sediment down the canyon in an attempt to improve the health of the river corridor.

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