Rerouting the Colorado River

Name: Rerouting the Colorado River
Uploaded: 2013-09-12T04:00:00Z
Duration: P44S
Description: Throughout the course of a day, workers dumped rocks into the river's path. By the next morning, they moved the Colorado River from the bed it had known for 12 million years.

Clip: Season 11 | 44s

Throughout the course of a day, workers dumped rocks into the river's path. By the next morning, they moved the Colorado River from the bed it had known for 12 million years.

Aired: 01/18/99

Rating: NR

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