![]() Julie and I have been yearning to return here to see these dramatic changes ourselves. Even the width of one of its dual plumes appeared to have gotten narrower (eventually disappearing altogether). In addition, the plunge pools beneath Havasu Falls is said to have gotten smaller from siltation. Navajo Falls was flowing when we saw it in November 2002, but had since gone dry given flash-flood induced changes that happen in Havasu Canyon More recently, the flash flood event of 2008 caused a change in the creek’s course resulting in the loss Navajo Falls while creating two new waterfalls. This flood event also destroyed Supai Falls. In the process, the singular plunge became the dual plumes you see in the photographs we’ve taken and shown on this page. However, since that flood event, nearly a quarter of its height was knocked out from the force of the flash flood. The travertine dams were also said to be much larger and almost acted like spas for visitors wishing to cool off and take a dip here. Broad view of the travertine dams at the base of Havasu Falls as seen in late November 2002 In the case of Havasu Falls, prior to the flash flood event in 1997, the waterfall was once 120ft tall in a wider, singular column. With each major flood event, the canyon changes in seemingly dramatic ways – waterfalls disappear while new ones form, the canyon’s shape and features change, and even the travertine dams come and go. ![]() Havasu Canyon has seen major flash floods in the past and will continue to see them in the future. Change is inevitable Context of Havasu Falls as we saw it in November 2002 under an incoming rain stormĮven with that said, however, change always seems to be the norm for Nature doesn’t stand still despite its timelessness. Indeed, if there was a place that epitomized a desert oasis that we or most likely anyone else would fantasize about, this would probably come the closest to those fantasies. ![]() These dams, in turn, resulted in swimming holes deep enough for cooling off from the desert heat. The calcium carbonate deposits within Havasu Creek (the creek responsible for the waterfalls here) gave the water its turquoise blue color while also forming travertine dams. The underlying cliffs featured travertine formations that gave the reddish cliffs an exposed cave-like quality. Havasu Falls in the state we saw it in November 2002 We saw it as a pair of plumes falling side by side as they did a freefall of some 90ft. Havasu Falls (sometimes called Havasupai Falls) has to be one of the most beautiful waterfalls I have ever seen. ![]()
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