THE GRAND CANYON

FORMATION

• mostly water had largest impact
• soil is very hard, cannot absorb
• when it rains, it pours
• plants have shallow root systems
• no place for water to go except CO river

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• the CO river wipes through Canyon
• water erosion creates Grand Canyon
• CO River has impacted GC for past 2 mil years

INFO / FUN FACTS

• located on the CO plateau
• still find remnants of Mesozoic rock
• CO River is snow-fed
• 40 un identified rock layers form walls
• 277-miles long

Ripokas, Bob. "The Geology of the Grand Canyon." The Geology of the Grand Canyon. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.

The Grand Canyon Association. "Grand Canyon Geology." Grandcanyon.org. N.p., 2014. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. .

Young, Yolanda. "The Colorado River." Grandcanyonhistory.clas.asu.edu. Arizona State University, n.d. Web. 11 Mar. 2014.