Blue sky aerial view Gregory Butte rising blue waters Lake Powell, towards mesas buttes Rainbow Plateau, Utah, USA
Gregory Butte is named after Herbert Gregory (1869-1952), a Yale geologist who studied the geology of the Colorado Plateau 1907-51. Lake Powell, with an average depth of 40 m (132 ft), has a surface area of 254 square miles (658 sq km) and is the second largest artificial lake in the USA. It is created by the Glen Canyon Dam (a few km to the right of the shot), which was built 1956-66. The dam regulates the flow of the Colorado River, generates hydroelectricity and stores water in the Upper Basin of the river for use, in times of drought, in the Lower Basin of the Colorado. Although the lake waters drown a canyon landscape, while the dam interferes with the natural ecology of the Colorado River, Lake Powell boosts the local tourist industry. It is a popular holiday resort, with a number of marina facilities and classic mesas and buttes scenery.
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Location: Gregory Butte, towards West Canyon, Lake Powell, Utah/Arizona, USA
Photo credit: © robert harrison / Alamy / Afripics
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