2011 Map of The Rincon

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Lake Powell dominates this high-desert corridor of San Juan County, Utah, where the reservoir winds through deep sandstone channels. The geography is defined by the massive entrenched meander of The Rincon, an abandoned loop of the riverbed that stands as a prominent geologic landmark south of the main channel. To the north, the plateau of Pollywog Bench overlooks the water, while the southern reaches are marked by the broad expanse of Wilson Mesa. Numerous side drainages, including Long Canyon, Bowns Canyon, and Ribbon Canyon, feed into the reservoir, creating a complex shoreline of inlets and protected waters such as Flying Eagle Cove. This survey documents the intersection of vast mesa-top terrain and the flooded canyons of the Colorado River system in the early twenty-first century.