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pl23_wea03997.jpg

A small stream has cut through the sandstone and overlying red formations of the Colorado Plateau

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Description

A small stream has cut through the sandstone and overlying red formations of the Colorado Plateau. The occasional spectacular thunderstorms and meltingwinter snows probably fill this small river and add to its erosive power.

Photographer

Dr. Igor Smolyar

Location

Arizona

Collection

Weather Service

NOAA Affiliation

NOAA

NESDIS

NODC

Keywords

Desert Climate

Drought