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The Grand Canyon Flood of August 2008

August 25, 2008.

On August 17th, an earthen dam broke near the Grand Canyon following heavy rains.

It caused some flooding in the town of Supai at the bottom of the canyon. There was an O.A.R.S. Grand Canyon raft trip on the river at the time of the flooding, however, it was upstream of the flood. An O.A.R.S. friend was there and documented the effects of the heavy rain…