CONTROLLED FLOODS IN THE GRAND CANYON ACHIEVED PREDICTED RESULTS
FIGURE 6.37 One of the major goals of controlled flooding below the Glen Canyon Dam was to sustain sandbars in the Grand Canyon, where they provide nursery habitat for native fish and camping sites for rafters and backpackers. The sandbar shown in this photo was formed during the controlled flood in the spring of 2004.
(USGS/Matt Kaplinski/Northern Arizona University)