Visitor centre with its fountains sited on the road down to Lake Powell in Arizona USA. It overlooks the mighty Glen Canyon Dam

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Lake Powell was created by the flooding of Glen Canyon by the controversial Glen Canyon Dam, which also led to the creation of Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, a popular summer destination. The reservoir is named for explorer John Wesley Powell, a one-armed American Civil War veteran who explored the river via three wooden boats in 1869

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Location: Lake Powell Arizona USA
Photo credit: © Brenda Kean / Alamy / Afripics
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