Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right, 1991

February 5, 1991. Colorado River, Grand Canyon, River Mile 52.8, Nankoweap, Downstream View from River Right. The river level is higher than it was 1890, and overall the amount of sand lining the river has declined or is now covered with riparian vegetation. Some of the sand bars appear to have shifted and aggraded. The gully scar is no longer as prominent as in 1890. Many of the same Mormon tea plants persist, while several new brittlebush have become established. There are more mesquite growing along the sand bars, although these are difficult to discern in a veritable sea of non-native tamarisk. (Stake no. s1424a in the Southwest Repeat Photography Collection.)
Photo credit: Robert H. Webb