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L5 Confluence of two major rivers. Colorado and Green Rivers, Canyonlands
National Park. Utah, USA
Position:
N38° 15'
W109° 10' approx.
Elevation:
5000' / 914m approx.
Image format:
MF 35mm
THE MEETING OF TWO RIVERS
Two great American Rivers - the Green River and the Colorado join
at this point. Because the rivers flow over different types of
rock they carry different colored dust along. The point where
two river join is call a CONFLUENCE. A BEACH has been DEPOSITED
by the river on the left.
More detail
Image Trail:
L3 Weathered and Eroded strata. Capitol Reef National Park, Utah,
USA
L4 River canyon cut through horizontal strata. Cataract Canyon,
Colorado River
L55 Grand Canyon & Colorado Plateau. Arizona, USA.
L37/38/39 Incised meanders. Goosenecks, San Juan River. Utah, USA
L75 Lake Powell, Utah, USA
Links:
www.surweb.org/surweb/tour/jwp/jwprhm.htm (includes an aerial shot of the confluence - with no beach present)
www.kaibab.org/powell/powexp.htm
http://geography.com.sg/weathering/index.html
http://geography.com.sg/rivers/index.html |
