Havasu Falls
The Havasu Falls are in a group of waterfalls called "Havasupai". The drop is aproximately 100 feet and the beautiful blue-green water contrasts well with the red canyon. This attracts many visitors, causing it to be the most photographed waterfall in the Grand Canyon. They were formed from water erosion and floods.
The temperature of the water usually remains the same throughout the year, around 70 degrees. The waterfall self-builds natural dams, but they are often destroyed and remade by the frequent floods. |
The rock of the Grand Canyon around the waterfall is limestone. The carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere, which allows the dissolved calcium carbonate to form travertine benches.The pools and natural dams form when the calcium carbonate comes out of the water and deposits onto rocks, branches, or man made structures.
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The waterfall is easily accessible. There is a small, sandy beach where visitors can take a swim in the water. It is also a quarter mile from a nearby campground, so there are many people that visit the falls. There are paths that go through the falls that hikers run into, with major pools leading into smaller pools.