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Open-File Report 03-265

Grand Canyon Riverbed Sediment Changes, Experimental Release of September 2000 - A Sample Data Set

Figure 8. Changes in the riverbed after the September 2000 release. Some areas exhibit fining or coarsening of grain size. In other areas erosion or deposition can be inferred. The extent of the bedforms or sandwaves differs greatly between the two surveys.

map of change in riverbed sediment after experimental flood

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