Related Fact Sheets

The following fact sheets from the U.S Geological Survey's Grand Canyon Monitoring and Research Center (GCMRC) provide relevant scientific information about the status and trends of natural, cultural, and recreational resources found in those portions of Grand Canyon National Park and Glen Canyon National Recreation Area affected by Glen Canyon Dam operations.

• A Dryland River Transformed—the Little Colorado, 1936-2010 – (USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3099)
• Native and Nonnative Fish Populations of the Colorado River Are Food Limited—Evidence from New Food Web Analyses – (USGS Fact Sheet 2013-3039)
• The Effects of Glen Canyon Dam Operations on Early Life Stages of the Rainbow Trout in the Colorado River – (USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3002)
• An Experiment to Control Nonnative Fish in the Colorado River, Grand Canyon, Arizona – (USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3093)
• 2008 High-Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam Benefits Colorado River Resources in Grand Canyon National Park – (USGS Fact Sheet 2010-3009)
• Science Activities Associated with Proposed 2008 High-Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam – (USGS Fact Sheet 2008-3011)
• Prehistoric Packrats Piled up Clues to Climate Change – (USGS Fact Sheet 2008-3053)
• Conservation of Grand Canyon Sandbars – (USGS Fact Sheet 2007-3020)
• Precipitation History of the Colorado Plateau Region, 1900-2000 – (USGS Fact Sheet 119-02)
• Sediment Delivery by Ungaged Tributaries of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon – (USGS Fact Sheet 018-01)
• Status and Trends of Resources Below Glen Canyon Dam Update–2009 – (USGS Fact Sheet 2009-3033)
• Calculated Hydrographs for the Colorado River Downstream from Glen Canyon Dam during the 1996 HFE – (USGS Fact Sheet 083-96)
• Climatic Fluctuations, Drought, and Flow in the Colorado River Basin – (USGS Fact Sheet 2004-3062)
• The Colorado River in Grand Canyon – How Fast Does It Flow? – (USGS Fact Sheet 1997-168)
• Controlled Flooding of the Colorado River in Grand Canyon – (USGS Fact Sheet 089-96)
• Frequency of Debris Flows in Grand Canyon – (USGS Fact Sheet 2003-065)
• Three Experimental High-Flow Releases from Glen Canyon Dam, Arizona–Effects on Downstream Resources – (USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3012)
• Monitoring Channel Sand Storage in the Colorado River in Grand Canyon – (USGS Fact Sheet 1995-120)
• The Effects of Glen Canyon Dam Operations on Early Life Stages of Rainbow Trout – (USGS Fact Sheet 2011-3002)
• Status and Trends of the Grand Canyon Population of Humpback Chub – (USGS Fact Sheet 2009-3035)