Glen Canyon Dam 2016 High Flow Experimental Release
On November 7-12, 2016, the Department of the Interior will conduct a high flow experimental release from Glen Canyon Dam under the innovative science-based protocol approved in 2012. The protocol facilitates conducting more frequent high flow experimental releases from the dam timed to occur following sediment inputs to the Colorado River from downstream tributaries. This HFE will be the fourth conducted under the HFE Protocol.
Featured Information
- Downstream Flow Arrival Timing Map
- 2016 HFE Relase Pattern Chart
- Frequently Asked Questions
- National Park Service HFE & Campsite Bulletin
- Campsite Maps at 45,000 cfs River Level (GCMRC)
- HFE Comparison 1996-2013
- 2014 HFE Sandbar Tour (GCMRC)
- 2013 HFE Sandbar Tour (GCMRC)
Media Resources
- Media Advisory - 2016: High Flow Experiment at Glen Canyon Dam
- B-roll video footage - from 2016, 2013, 2012 & 2008 HFE release events
- Photos - from 2016, 2013, 2012, & 2008 HFE release events
Related Information
- Fact Sheet - "High Flow Releases at Glen Canyon Dam"
- Environmental Assessment - Protocol for High-flow Experimental Releases from Glen Canyon Dam through 2020
- Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program web site
- Maps, Beach Photos, & Data Portal Site
- Grand Canyon Sediment Budget Reaches Web Site
- 2008 High-Flow Experiment web site
- Publication - "Building Sandbars in the Grand Canyon"
- Circular 1366 - "Three Experimental High Flow Releases...Effects on Downstream River Ecosystem"
- Fact Sheet - "A Sand Budget for Marble Canyon, Arizona - Implications for Long-Term Monitoring..."
- Fact Sheet - "Three Experimental High Flow Releases...Effects on Downstream Colorado River Ecosystem"
- Fact Sheet - "2008 High Flow Experiment... Benefits Colorado River Resources in Grand Canyon National Park"
- Fact Sheet - "Sediment Transport During Three Controlled Flood Experiments..."