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Grand Canyon Sees Big Flows Once Again

By Tom Bie

The Colorado in the Grand Canyon saw flows bumped up to 45,000 cfs on Wednesday—five times the usual flow for this time of year—after government officials decided to mimick the traditional spring flows for the first time since 1996.

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The big flows are an attempt to help rejuvinate beaches and fish habitat in the Canyon that has been degraded since the dam was built in 1963.

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