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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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But about 15 miles downriver from the dam, you’ll find Willow Beach and the Black Canyon Water Trail, a great place to kayak.

From Los Angeles Times • May 31, 2024

In February, Smith flew below safe altitude near western Colorado’s Black Canyon of the Gunnison and paid a $530 fine, according to the National Park Service statement.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 10, 2023

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

From Washington Post • Jul. 19, 2022

Chaffin met Adam fly fishing in the Black Canyon of the Gunnison.

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2018

From Green River Valley to the foot of Black Canyon something over 1000 would be a near estimate of the total number of rapids.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel

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