ABSTRACT

In 1956 the Colorado River flowed unimpeded from Utah into Arizona, out of Glen Canyon, and into Marble Canyon, in a nearly deserted ranching region which included a few Navajo hogans thinly scattered about on the Navajo Indian Reservation. In 1956, also, the Colorado River Storage Project Act was passed by Congress. It authorized construction of the Glen Canyon Dam, which was designated as part of a large water storage and hydroelectric system that included several reclamation projects in the Colorado River system.