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Lees Ferry is located in northern Arizona, at the point where the Paria River joins the Colorado from the north. Lying in an open valley directly downstream from Glen Canyon and shortly above Marble Canyon (the uppermost section of the Grand Canyon), it is the only place in more than 260 miles (420 km) where the Colorado is not hemmed in by sheer canyon walls.
Marble Canyon is the section of the Colorado River canyon in northern Arizona from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River, which marks the beginning of the Grand Canyon. Lee's Ferry is a common launching point for river runners starting their journey through Marble Canyon and then onward to the Grand Canyon.
Historically a ford used by Native Americans, explorers and settlers, Lee's Ferry serves as the dividing point between the Upper and Lower Colorado River Basins, which were each allocated one-half of the Colorado River flow in the Colorado River Compact of 1922. Navajo Bridges over Marble Canyon, just downstream of Lee's Ferry
Mile 0.0 – Lee's Ferry A large raft is launched at Lee's Ferry (Mile 0.0) Mile 0.2 – Paria River Riffle (1) Mile 2.8 – Cathedral Wash (2) Mile 4.2 – Navajo Bridges Navajo Bridges (Mile 4.2) Mile 8.0 – Badger Creek Rapid (5) – First significant rapid in Marble Canyon with a large pour over in the center right. Mile 11.4 – Soap ...
Annual Colorado River discharge volumes at Lee's Ferry between 1895 and 2004. The unimpaired annual runoff [n 6] of the Colorado River at Lees Ferry, Arizona is estimated at 14.7 million acre-feet (18.1 km 3), or an annualized discharge of 20,300 cu ft/s (570 m 3 /s), for the 1906–2023 period. [71]
Lees Ferry occupies an area on either side of the Colorado River, while Lonely Dell Ranch nearby on the west bank of Paria Canyon, leaving a space of fertile bottomland available for cultivation. The period of significance for the district extends from the 1871 arrival of the Lees to the last run of the ferry in 1928, superseded by the new ...
A body found Friday in the Colorado River is believed to be that of a New Mexico man who went into the waterway on a homemade raft with his dog last month, officials said.. The Coconino County ...
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