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GEOLOGY OF GCNRA

• 1871 & 1872 - Diary of Almon Harris Thompson. Herbert Gregory, UHQ; 1939.
• 1877 - The Geology of the Henry Mountains by Grove K. Gilbert. Note: A very important scientific contribution.
• 2005 - Episodic incision of the Colorado River in Glen Canyon, Utah. Garvin et al.
• 2009 - Transport slopes, sediment cover, and bedrock channel incision in the Henry Mountains, Utah. Johnson et al.
• 2010 - Geology of Glen Canyon NRA. Anderson.
• 2020 - Methane emissions from muds during low water level stages of Lake Powell, Southern Utah. Malenda.
• 2022 - Sedimentary record of annual-decadal timescale reservoir dynamics: Anthropogenic stratigraphy Lake Powell, Utah, USA. Johnson.

Additional geologic features: On the Colorado River

• Visit our Geology section HERE
• Visit our Sediment section HERE
• Visit our Hydrology section HERE
• Visit our Flood section HERE

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HUMAN HISTORY ASSETS

• 1931 - Colorado Riverbed Case
• 1959 - Outline History of the Glen Canyon Region: 1776 - 1922.
• 1960 - Historical sites in Glen Canyon: Mouth of San Juan River to Lee's Ferry.
• 1961 - Hoskaninni Papers: Mining in Glen Canyon. Crampton.
• 1963 - Salvage archeology preceding reservoir inundation. Sharrock.
• 1964 - History & Historical Sites of Cataract & Narrow Canyons. Crampton.
• 1964 - History & Historical Sites of Southeast Utah & Northern Arizona. Crampton.
• 1970 - Anazazi Communities in the Red Rock Plateau, SE Utah. Lipe.
• 1975 - Boating History of Upper Colorado, Green & San Juan. Crampton.
• 1975 -  Boating History of the Upper Colorado River. Crampton.
• 1975 - Upper basin river navigation. Crampton.
• 1977 - Archeological Research in Glen Canyon; Vol. 1. Schroedl.
• 1978 - Archeolocal Evaluation and Site Inventory in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area; Vol 1; Schroedl.
• 2002 - Bumpy Road for Glen Canyon Dam. Bud Rusho; retired Reclamation employee.
• 2019 - Glen Canyon Then and Now (Moqui Canyon). NPS and Northern AZ Museum.
• 2012 - Why Did We Do It That Way? Univ. of Utah and Glen Canyon Project in Retrospect. Lipe.
• 2018 - Salvage Projects at Glen Canyon, Dolores, and Animas-La Plata. Lipe.

VIDEOS

• William Lipe
• Donald D. Fowler

PRESENTATIONS

• Phil Pennington Website: Glen Canyon before reservoir filling. (archived)

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• Description of 1921 USGS Surveys. William Chenoweth; Principal Investigator.
• 1921 - Summer of 1921 Report; Green River, UT to Lee's Ferry, AZ. Chenoweth, USGS.
• 1921 - River profile of bed gravels and bedrock in Cataract Canyon. Sidney Paige; geologist.
• 1921 Camera stations and field note locations in Cataract Canyon. Sidney Paige; geologist.
• 1921 - Cataract Canyon map of camera stations, camps, rapids & dam sites. Eugene C. LaRue.

• Plate A - Lee's Ferry
• Plate B - Wahweap Canyon
• Plate C - Navajo Creek
• Plate D - Crossing Of Fathers
• Plate E - Last Chance
• Plate F - Rainbow Bridge
• Plate G - Escalante
• Plate H - Bullfrog
• Plate I  - Halls Crossing
• Plate J - Red Canyon
• Plate K - White Canyon
• Plate L - Narrow Canyon
• Plate M - Cataract Canyon

• Plate N - San Juan River; Piute Creek
• Plate O - San Juan River; Clay Hills Crossing
• Plate P - San Juan River; Mexican Hat

• Plate Q - Profile of Colorado River; Aztec To Lees Ferry
• Plate R - Profile of Colorado River; Lake Creek To Oak Creek
• Plate S - Profile of Colorado River; Dark Canyon To Ticaboo
• Plate T - Profile of Colorado River; Confluence To Gypsum

• Plate U - Profile of San Juan River; 64 Mile To Confluence
• Plate V - Profile of San Juan River; Chinle Creek To 64 Mile

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1939: CHARLES BUTLER HUNT, RALPH MILLER & BERT LOPER

• Upper Glen Canyon in Wayne County, Garfield County & Kane County

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• MAPS: Cataract Canyon; USGS 15 Minute Quads; 1952; baseline data before reservoir inundation.
• Upper Cataract: Confluence of Green and Colorado Rivers; Canyonlands National Park (CANY). jpg.
• Middle Cataract Canyon; Mile Long Rapids and Big Drops.; CANY & GCNRA. jpg.
• Lower Cataract Canyon; GCNRA. jpg.

• MAPS: Glen Canyon; USGS 15 Minute Quads; 1952; baseline data before reservoir inundation.
• 01 Hite (includes Narrow Canyon). jpg.
• 02 Mancos Mesa. jpg.
• 03 Mt. Ellsworth. jpg.
• 04 Lake Canyon. jpg.
• 05 Rincon. jpg.
• 06 Navajo Mountain. jpg.
• 07 Cummings Mesa. jpg.
• 08 Gunsight Butte. jpg.
• 09 Leche-E Rock. jpg.
• 10 Lee's Ferry. jpg.

San Juan River in San Juan County, Utah

• 01 - Bluff 15 min Quad; 1962
• 02 - Boundary Butte 15 min Quad; 1962
• 03 - Mexican Hat 15 min Quad; 1963
• 04 - Gouldings 15 min Quad; 1963
• 05 - Grand Gulch 15 min Quad; 1963
• 06 - Clay Hills 15 min Quad; 1954.
• 07 - Lake Canyon 15 min Quad; 1952
• 08 - No Mans Land 15 min Quad; 1953
• 09 - Navajo Mountain 15 min Quad; 1952

• ARTICLES
• 1971 - Rim Rock Hopping: Utah's Bowdie Canyon. Wilderness Camping.

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GLEN CANYON AND SAN JUAN CANYON RIVER TRIPS - 1950 TO 1962
Photographs, Films and Interviews

Downloadable Zip Files (most files are quite large)

• Ken Sleight: Remembering Glen Canyon. Martha Ham.
• Ken Sleight Interview. Ryann Savino.
• Ken Sleight Video Interview: Rediscovering Glen Canyon's Lost Wonders by Kayak. You Tube.
• Miscellaneous Notes on Rainbow Bridge Log. Tom Martin.
• Richard Norgaard - 1962; Cathedral in the Desert. tif. 
• Alice Simpson - 1953 and 1962. zip file.
• Dick Griffith  - 1950. zip file.
• Ed Gibson. zip file.
• George Rybka. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 1952; Hike To Rainbow Bridge. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 1953; Hite to Lee's Ferry. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 1954; Hite to Lee's Ferry. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 1955; Hite to Lee's Ferry. zip file.
• Gus Scott - Trip Diary; 1955. pdf.
• Gus Scott - 1958; Hite to Lee's Ferry. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 1959; Mexican Hat to Kane Creek. zip file.
• Gus Scott - 2014; Interview. zip file.
• Harold Monson - 1950. zip file.
• Hillis/Howie - 1955 to 1957. zip file.
• Howie - 1955. zip file.
• Ken Bertossi - 1954. zip file.
• Leslie Esparza - 1957. zip file.
• Newby - 1955 to 1958. zip file.
• Norman Herkenham - 1955. zip file.
• Paul Speer - 1957. zip file.

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1952 to 1956: GEORGE SIMMONS
USGS employee and several colleagues

USGS MAPS from 1923: baseline data and observations before reservoir inundation

• Sheet M - Confluence to Dark Canyon
• Sheet L - Dark Canyon to North Wash
• Sheet K - White Canyon
• Sheet J.- Red Canyon
• Sheet I - Smith Fork
• Sheet H - Hansen Creek
• Sheet G - Rincon
• Sheet F - Music Temple
• Sheet E - Rock Creek
• Sheet D - Kane Creek
• Sheet B - Wahweap Canyon
• Sheet A - Lee's Ferry

Simmon's Trip Diaries

• 1956 - Cataract Canyon Diary
• Diary as featured at the website of Canyonlands National Park

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1957 to 1965: THE CONSTRUCTION OF GLEN CANYON DAM

Photo Archive: State of Utah

• Utah Geologic Survey

Photo Archive: Bureau of Reclmation at Denver, Colorado
Courtesy of Tom Martin

• These are large files
• Portfolio - Album 07
• Portfolio - Album 08
• Portfolio - Album 09
• Portfolio - Album 10
• Portfolio - Album 11
• Portfolio - Album 12
• Portfolio - Album 13
• Download the zip file containing all the individual photos. 8.6 gigabytes.

• Additional
• Box 126 Glen Canyon Project History. Zip file; 1 gigabyte.
• Select photos about issues, such as water outlet works. Album 13.
• Spreadsheet: Water release data at Glen Canyon Dam for testing river outlet works

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• 1962 - Cathedral in the Desert. Norgaad; tiff.
• 1964 - Labyrinth Canyon @ Mile 34.4
• 1966 - Correspondance with Morris Udall
• 1968 - Sedimental Journey
• 2005 - Return to the lost world of upside down mountains. Norgaard.

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1967 - PROFESSOR LUNA B. LEOPOLD; CATARACT CANYON RIVER TRIP

• Cataract Canyon Bathymetry; Mile 187 to 205.

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1969 - CENTENNIAL OF JOHN WESLEY POWELL RIVER TRIP

• Photo Guidebook To Lake Powell. Sun Publishing.
• 1969 - JWP Centennial: Canyonlands, Part One. Denver Post Magazine.
• 1969 - JWP Centennial: Canyonlands, Part Two. Denver Post Magazine.

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1971 to 1974: NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

• Lake Powell Research Project

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BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT (BLM)
UTAH: Ownership and Natural Resource Maps; Circa 1975 (jpg images)

• LEGEND: Ownership Maps by BLM
  

Glen Canyon National Recreation Area (Lake Powell)

• Cataract Canyon
• Crossing of the Fathers
• Monitor Butte (San Juan River Arm)

Utah BLM: Circa 2017

• Hite Crossing Ownership Map
• Hanksville & Hite Crossing

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