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Suspended sediment chemistry results from the Colorado River and tributaries in Grand Canyon

Published by U.S. Geological Survey | Department of the Interior | Metadata Last Checked: January 27, 2026 | Last Modified: 2024-04-15T00:00:00Z
This dataset comprises sediment chemistry results from monitoring sites on the Colorado River and major tributaries of the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon region beginning in 2016. Main-stem Colorado River sites include Colorado River near Grand Canyon (USGS site ID 09402500) and Colorado River above Diamond Creek (USGS site ID 09404200). The tributary sites include Little Colorado River above the mouth near Desert View, Arizona (USGS site ID 09402300); Kanab Creek above the mouth near Supai, Arizona (USGS site ID 09403850); Havasu Creek above the mouth near Supai, Arizona (USGS site ID 09404115); House Rock Wash below Emmett Wash in Rider Canyon, Arizona (USGS site ID 363851111482000); and Paria River at Lees Ferry, Arizona (USGS site ID 09382000). Monitoring of the Little Colorado River, Kanab Creek, and Havasu Creek sites began in 2016, with other sites added later.

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