WSP12639

• File Number: 8220.101.10.A
• Description: Colorado River - Water Projects - Glen Canyon Dam-Lake Powell - Glen Canyon AMWG
• State: CO
• Basin: Colorado Mainstem
• Water Division: 5
• Date: 10/1/2004
• Author: Schmidt - Topping - Grams - Hazel
• Title: System-Wide Changes in the Distribution of Fine Sediment in the Colorado River Corridor Between Glen Canyon Dam and Bright Angel Creek - Arizona - Final Report - 10-01-04
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Report/Study

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---I f- RM 47 -- RM 62

A. Figure 25. Graphs showing
(A) measured sediment
volume in the 7 largest pools
measured by NAU. (8)
Measured sediment volume
in the 9 smallest pools.

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::c showing normalized
..J 3.5 - 600 z~ sediment volume in 16
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36 System-wide Changes in the Distribution of Fine Sediment in the Colorado River Corridor...