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Black Canyon

American  

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

But national park designation for Black Canyon provides ample evidence that it’s doable and beneficial.

From Washington Times • Oct. 23, 2019

The journey was by way of the rocky Black Canyon road, with difficulty encountered in descending the steep Arastra Creek pass.

From Mormon Settlement in Arizona A Record of Peaceful Conquest of the Desert by McClintock, James H.

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