Positive and negative impacts of dams on the colorado river

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Assignment Problem: What are the positive and negative impacts of dams on the Colorado River, and specifically the effect of Glen Canyon Dam on the Grand Canyon? Should more be done to minimize the impacts on Grand Canyon and the lower Colorado?

Listed below are some example links with information related to effects of Glen Canyon Dam on the Colorado River. There is a great deal of information about this one the web. For this discussion you should investigate how the dams and reservoirs changed the Colorado River and the natural habitats in Grand Canyon. Consider the positive aspects of having the dams in terms of power generation, water storage and recreation.

Glen Canyon video from National Geographic (03:25)
National Geographic News article
USGS research summary
MS NBC article
Salt Lake Tribune article
National Geographic feature on the Colorado River Delta
EOS article: Building Sandbars in the Grand Canyon
New York Times article: Unplugging the Colorado River

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