Spring floods were an important part of the Colorado River ecosystem, but Glen Canyon Dam (built in 1963) prevents those now. Glen Canyon Dam, on the border of Utah and Arizona, requires some maintenance and scientists are taking advantage of that. There will be a spring disturbance flow from March 15th to 26th. And I am lucky enough to be there to document it. You will definitely want to keep an eye on the WTF Biology YouTube channel because parts of the Colorado River bed will exposed that haven’t been seen in over 50 years! Music is by Ron Deckert; find him on SoundCloud. You can support me at pateron.com/wtfbiology. For $1 a month, you'll get access to tons of bonus content, including secrets about each episode. For $5 a month, you'll be able to get exclusive Cool Ass Nature Shit videos. You can get in contact with me on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and TikTok. I'm @wtf_biology in all of those places. You can email me at
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