Doesn the existing dam and reservoir protect the Grand Canyon from large, damaging spring floods?
Large floods were essential for the evolution of Grand Canyon. In fact, elimination of the annual spring floods and sediment have contributed to a significant change to the canyon environment, and a loss of a number of native species. Several rare and endangered species have been extirpated from the canyon. Since the passage of the Grand Canyon Protection Act of 1992, the government spends millions every year studying how to protect the existing endangered species by mimicking natural spring floods.
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