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Click on a Title to View 2013 Lakes, Rivers & Desert Water Black Canyon Gorge Colorado River at Nelson's Landing, Nevada Lake Tahoe, Nevada

Black Canyon Gorge

09/24/2013 Picture Notes: These four views (Figs. 01-04) were taken at an elevation of 1,707 feet, nearly 1,000 feet above the Colorado River as it runs (from North to South) down through Black Canyon, the canyon on the Colorado River where Hoover Dam was built. This location is about a half mile beyond Liberty Bell Arch, a hike whose trailhead is located in Arizona, about 4 miles south of the Hoover Dam.  Looking north (Fig. 05) is a view upstream towards the Hoover Dam (not visible) and the Mike O’Callaghan – Pat Tillman Memorial bridge. The canyon is located on the Colorado River at the state line between Nevada and Arizona. The western wall of the gorge is in the El Dorado Mountains, and the eastern wall is in the Black Mountains of Arizona. The canyon formed about 15 million years ago during the Miocene Basin and Range uplift. Black Canyon gets its name from the black volcanic rocks that are found throughout the area. Click here to read more about this hike ... Liberty Bell Arch.

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Landscape Pictures at Nelson’s Landing

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This page last updated on 04/08/2018

Today, Nelson's Landing, is merely a stretch of land at the end of a steep dry wash located about 16 miles upstream from Cottonwood Cove on the Nevada side of the banks of the Colorado River. There is no launch ramp, as the name might lead you to believe. It’s accessible by a paved road that takes you within a half mile of the river, after which it turns into a dirt road that continues to within a few hundred yards of the river’s edge as shown in the photos below.

Nearly 40 years ago the area known as Nelson's Landing was a small boat launch and village located near the banks of the River. In 1974, a strong downpour in the regional mountains sent the runoff down five wide channels that converge into this small outlet, producing a flash flood that washed nearly everything into the river. The entire landing and village was destroyed and nine people lost their lives when the flood came through the wash. The wall of water and debris was reported as about 40 feet high as it reached the river.

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Colorado River at Nelson's Landing, Nevada





Lake Tahoe, Nevada

It's hard to get a bad picture of Lake Tahoe. This picture was taken on the eastern (Nevada) shore on a drive around the lake with my brother and sister in February of 2002.

2013 Lakes, Rivers & Desert Water

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