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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

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

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

From Salon • Aug. 8, 2018

I took a most beautiful ride to Black Canyon to look for the horses.

From A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains by Bird, Isabella L. (Isabella Lucy)