What happens to all the sediment mobilized around Glen Canyon Dam?
The sediment mobilized around Glen Canyon Dam would move down the river through the Grand Canyon creating new sandbars, a natural occurance before the dam was built. The 270 miles-long Grand Canyon has a huge capacity for sediment storage, and is currently sediment bankrupt because of the dam. The sediment would eventually move through the Grand Canyon into Lake Mead where sediment management is much more feasible and less expensive than at Lake Powell.
