Lake Powell dam releases increased to spread sediment in Grand Canyon
The U.S. Interior Department is cranking up releases from Glen Canyon Dam this week as part of an ongoing experimental program to replenish downstream sandbars and beaches in the Grand Canyon....
View ArticleFeds flood Colorado River through Grand Canyon
Federal officials opened the floodgates at Glen Canyon Dam on Monday, sending water rushing through the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The five-day flood is meant to mimic conditions of the river...
View ArticleMan-Made Flood Rushes Through Grand Canyon
PAGE, Ariz. - Federal agencies on Wednesday released a manmade flood aimed at refreshing the ecosystem of the Grand Canyon. A three-day torrent of water was released from Glen Canyon Dam on the...
View ArticleGrand Canyon due for another flush
Nearly nine years later, the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation is planning another beach party in the Grand Canyon. Pending the completion of an environmental assessment, the bureau next Sunday will commence...
View Article3rd Manmade Grand Canyon Flood Planned
For the third time since 1996, officials plan to unleash a manmade flood in the Grand Canyon next month in an effort to restore an ecosystem that was altered by a dam constructed on the Colorado River...
View ArticleGrand bid to rebuild canyon life
By JOHN HISCOCK A tidal wave of water is pouring into the Grand Canyon in a bold experiment to restore the sandbanks of the Colorado River and to save fish and plants that have been disappearing over...
View ArticleScientists to force Grand Canyon flood
PHOENIX, Arizona (AP) -- Environmentalists have complained for years that the Colorado River below a manmade dam was washing away natural sediment in the Grand Canyon, wiping away beaches and native...
View ArticleControlled Flood Set at Grand Canyon
PHOENIX − Environmentalists have complained for years that the Colorado River below a manmade dam was washing away natural sediment in the Grand Canyon, wiping away beaches and native fish and plants....
View ArticleSimulated Flood Set at Grand Canyon
PHOENIX -- Environmentalists have complained for years that the Colorado River below a manmade dam was washing away natural sediment in the Grand Canyon, wiping away beaches and native fish and plants....
View ArticleGrand Canyon flood: green triumph or flawed policy?
PAGE, Ariz. -- When Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne pulled a switch at Glen Canyon Dam this week, he released the sort of springtime torrent rarely seen and sorely missed by native fishes since the...
View ArticleFeds begin high-flow releases from Glen Canyon
Federal water mangers and scientists Monday began ratcheting up releases from Glen Canyon Dam as part of a five-day experiment to push sediments down the Colorado River in hopes of restoring sandbars...
View ArticleWater restores Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a...
View ArticleGlen Canyon Dam flush: 'Set the river free once again'
Click photo to enlargeMedia and invited guests watch as the large valves are opened Wednesday at the base of the Glen Canyon Dam sending water, at a rate of 41,000 cubic feet per second, into the...
View ArticleGrand Canyon washed out
Scientists release water to restore beaches and save fish and plants GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, ARIZ. - Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that...
View ArticleGrand Canyon flooded to restore ecosystem
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon today to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing from a...
View ArticleGrand Canyon flooded to restore beaches
By BETH DeFALCO, Associated Press Writer GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) - Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing...
View ArticleFlooding May Aid Grand Canyon Ecosystem
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- As a torrent of water gushed from a dam's four giant steel tubes, a small group of researchers rafted down the Colorado River on a trip aimed at restoring the Grand...
View ArticleScientists flood Grand Canyon
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Arizona (AP) -- Scientists flooded the Grand Canyon on Sunday to restore beaches and save fish and plants that have been disappearing since sediment-free water began flowing...
View ArticleGrand Canyon is flooded to save a rare fish
The Grand Canyon is being flooded with 300,000 gallons of water per second in an attempt to save a rare fish from extinction. But the plan to protect the humpback chub is controversial because it...
View ArticleFeds Release Flood In Grand Canyon
Page, Ariz. - The federal government began a manmade flood Wednesday to help restore the Grand Canyon's ecosystem, shooting two arcs of water from the base of the Glen Canyon Dam in northern Arizona....
View ArticleMan-Made Flood Planned for Grand Canyon
PHOENIX - For the third time since 1996, officials plan to unleash a man-made flood in the Grand Canyon next month in an effort to restore an ecosystem that was altered by a dam constructed on the...
View ArticleFeds to release flood in Grand Canyon
Three-day deluge to battle wildlife extinction by refreshing ecosystem Laura Rauch / AP file> PAGE, Ariz. - Federal agencies are gearing up to release a manmade flood aimed at refreshing the...
View ArticleNaturalists begin to gauge effect of Grand Canyon flood
GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. -- A manmade flood that gushed between the cliffs churned up creamer-colored clouds of sand from the bed of a normally green river, heaving new beaches ashore the way...
View ArticleGrand Canyon gets a rare rinsing
Post / Shaun Stanley Water from Lake Powell surges from Glen Canyon Dams four bypass outlet tubes Sunday as scientists began a 90-hour test designed to carry badly needed sediment down the Colorado...
View ArticleDam still injuring Grand Canyon
Geological Survey study: The restoration picture is not encouraging for the Colorado River ecosystem By Joe Baird The Salt Lake Tribune Past Coverage Restoring the canyon, (11-22-04) Power Flush: A...
View ArticleFeds approve operational changes to Arizona dam
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. - The federal government has approved two programs to further test the impact of flooding the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and to help boost the native fish population....
View ArticleGrand Canyon flush gets federal OK
A plan to flush part of the Colorado River with a tidal wave of water and sediment to save an endangered fish and restore the beaches of Arizona's Grand Canyon was approved yesterday by the federal...
View ArticleScientists want to flush out Grand Canyon again
Posted: 8:39 PM- LAS VEGAS - Flushing water through the Glen Canyon Dam to try to build up sandbars, beaches and backwaters hasn't worked in the past, but that's not a deterrent to federal scientists...
View ArticleScientists want to flush water past Glen Canyon Dam again
LAS VEGAS - A hard-won agreement to manage Colorado River flows during drought is expected to become official this morning when Interior Secretary Dirk Kempthorne signs the final record of a decision...
View ArticlePlan to open floodgates seen as 'big roll of dice'
PAGE, Ariz. - For 40 years, Glen Canyon Dam has stood as a brawny symbol of growth in the Southwest, taming the flow of the Colorado River and supplying electricity to booming communities. But the dam...
View ArticleDam’s Flow Limit Loosened to Feed Grand Canyon
The Interior Department announced a plan on Wednesday to allow periodic increases in the flow of Colorado River water through the Grand Canyon, alleviating the environmental disruption caused by the...
View ArticleScientists watch man-made flood of Grand Canyon
By Patrick O'Driscoll, USA TODAY GRAND CANYON, Ariz. More than 135 years after explorer John Wesley Powell first surveyed this ancient canyon, his writings seemed to echo last week as water roared...
View ArticleOpening dam's floodgates provokes controversy
The Baltimore Sun PAGE, Ariz. For 40 years, Glen Canyon Dam has stood as a brawny symbol of growth in the Southwest, taming the flow of the Colorado River and supplying electricity to booming...
View ArticleGlen Canyon flush shows dam remains a sand trap
Torrent of spring » Scientists say success of 2008 flood release didn't last.Updated: 02/02/2010 02:56:21 PM MST Not quite two years after federal scientists blasted water from four Glen Canyon Dam...
View ArticleEcosystem jeopardized in Grand Canyon
Los Angeles Times BRIAN WITTE / AP Colorado River kayakers, lower right, glide through Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona. The "adaptive management" program created in 1996 to restore an ecosystem...
View ArticleOfficials set to release water from Grand Canyon Dam again
SALT LAKE CITY -- It has been nearly seven years since government officials opened the floodgates at Glen Canyon Dam, sending a torrent of water downstream to rebuild beaches and fish habitat in the...
View ArticleRestoring the canyon
RAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK - Yes, flushing out the Colorado River may help rebuild shrinking sandbars. Yes, it may replenish endangered fish. And, yes, it may rejuvenate the sensitive Grand Canyon...
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