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Vermilion Cliffs and Paria River, Arizona
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Vermilion Cliffs and Paria River, Arizona

he largest tributary of the Colorado River between Lake Powell and the Grand Canyon, the Paria River flows southeast from its headwaters in southernmost Utah to join the Colorado River between Page, Arizona, and Marble Canyon. The Paria River provides spectacular scenery, and is known for the very narrow “slot” canyons that it cuts through the layered rocks of the Colorado Plateau.

Published Jun 23, 2008

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Green River Meanders
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Green River Meanders

The old river has cut compelling patterns and formations into the red rocks of Utah.

Published Sep 18, 2018

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Connecticut River Oxbow
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Connecticut River Oxbow

Floods and new infrastructure have long since separated the distinctive bend in the river that was portrayed by landscape painter Thomas Cole in 1836.

Published Oct 15, 2017

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Floods in Western Australia
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Floods in Western Australia

Published Mar 16, 2006

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Lake Powell and The Rincon, Utah
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Lake Powell and The Rincon, Utah

Man and nature have both altered the course of a southwestern U.S. river.

Published May 21, 2012

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The River of No Return
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The River of No Return

The Salmon River in Idaho, one of the longest free-flowing rivers in the United States, rushes through a geologic wonderland of wooded ridges, eroded bluffs, and stone towers and crags.

Published Jul 22, 2020

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Bowknot Bend
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Bowknot Bend

The Green River in eastern Utah once carved soft sediment into meanders on a floodplain. Then the land and mountains rose and the river dug deep, preserving those meanders in stone.

Published Mar 17, 2014

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Floods Devastate Southeastern Texas
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Floods Devastate Southeastern Texas

Published Jul 19, 2002

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A Blackwater River Meets the Sea
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A Blackwater River Meets the Sea

A satellite image offers inky evidence of the organic-rich freshwater that the Suwannee River delivers to the Gulf of Mexico.

Published Oct 27, 2018

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Niobrara National Scenic River
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Niobrara National Scenic River

Cliffs, waterfalls, and a wide mix of vegetation line a river that winds through the Great Plains in Nebraska.

Published May 29, 2016

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Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande
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Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande

The eastern section of the Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River runs deep through the desert wilderness.

Published Jun 11, 2016

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Black Canyon
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Black Canyon

Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park is a small park that encompasses the steep-walled canyons of the Gunnison River, which drains snowmelt from the Rocky Mountains in western Colorado.

Published Oct 2, 2005

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Fall Color in Ottawa
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Fall Color in Ottawa

Trees have long been cherished here for timber and for the colors they bring to “the Fall Rhapsody.”

Published Oct 24, 2020

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Flooding on the Ob River
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Flooding on the Ob River

Published Jun 25, 2007

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Plume from the Fraser River
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Plume from the Fraser River

British Columbia's longest river delivers sediment and nutrients to the Strait of Georgia.

Published Jan 7, 2015

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Arkansas River Meanders
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Arkansas River Meanders

Near the city of Little Rock, the river has meandered for decades, leaving its marks across the landscape.

Published Apr 21, 2014

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Yarlung Tsangpo: The Everest of Rivers
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Yarlung Tsangpo: The Everest of Rivers

One of the deepest and least explored canyons in the world winds between two towering peaks in southeastern Tibet.

Published Mar 2, 2013

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