- City:
- Washington County, UT
- Site Type:
- Parks and Recreation, Infrastructure and Utilities, Flood and Erosion Control
- New Deal Agencies:
- Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), Work Relief Programs
- Quality of Information:
- Minimal
- Marked:
- No
- Site Survival:
- Extant
Description
Several revetments (rock flood walls) along the Virgin River in Zion National Park’s main canyon were installed by the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). Unfortunately, this kind of flood control work was a hopeless endeavor and most of the revetments were washed-out. Where they remain, however, they channelized the river, which is even worse because it has altered the deposition regime of the river and affected the ecology of the flood plain through the bottom of the canyon.
Source notes
Wayne Hinton (with Elizabeth Green): With Picks, Shovels & Hope: The CCC and Its Legacy in the Colorado Plateau. Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Company (2008).Site originally submitted by Richard A Walker on August 25, 2016.
At this Location:
- Zion National Park: East and South Entrance Signs - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: East Entrance Check-In - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Canyon Overlook Trail - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: South Campground Amphitheater - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Great White Throne Overlook - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Bridge Abutments - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Trail Work and Roadwork - Washington County UT
- Zion National Park: Pine Creek Irrigation Canal - Washington County UT
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