This page features drone footage and still imagery of the Colorado River around Moab, Utah. Near downtown Moab, a large uranium mill tailings pile is located close to the river and has been the subject of an expensive, ongoing remediation effort. For more on the issue, see these recent stories:
“On The Colorado River’s Banks, A Toxic Pile Continues To Shrink,” By Molly Marcello, KZMU, October 21, 2019
“10 years and 9.5M tons later, radioactive Moab tailings pile shrinking,” By Amy Joi O’Donoghue, Deseret News, April 23, 2019
| Date | December 25, 2019 |
| Location | Colorado River near Moab, Utah (map) |
| Photographer | Mitch Tobin, FAA Remote Pilot Certificate #4002345 |
| Organization | The Water Desk at the University of Colorado Boulder |
| Rights | Free to reuse under Creative Commons license, with credit to “Mitch Tobin/WaterDesk.org” |
View this gallery for high-resolution downloads »
All of the content in our multimedia library is available for free download and reuse under a Creative Commons license.
