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Black Canyon

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noun

  1. a canyon of the Colorado River between Arizona and Nevada: site of Boulder Dam.


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By the time we made it to Black Canyon of the Gunnison, we were pretty excited to see something other than the hoodoos and arches that we were starting to take for granted.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 28, 2023

The complex is in the Black Canyon of the Colorado River.

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

The mighty Colorado River that divides Nevada from Arizona once flowed beneath the walls of Black Canyon until the Hoover Dam was erected in 1935 for irrigation, flood control and hydropower.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2022

Mesa County Commissioner Scott McInnis was a member of Congress who sponsored legislation to give Black Canyon of the Gunnison national park status 20 years ago.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

They all agreed that they must start for Black Canyon at once.

From The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) Juvenilia and Other Papers by Stevenson, Robert Louis

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