Lava Falls - Grand Canyon National Park, AZ - a waterfall like lava flow

Lava Falls located in Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona was formed by the Uinkaret volcanic field. The field found on the Grand Canyon's north rim is made up of monogenetic volcanoes. The Colorado River has been damned by the lava flowing from the field down into the Canyon.

The Grand Canyon was formed by land erosion and lava millions of years ago. The forces that shaped the canyon also changed the landscape around it. The forces that originally changed it are still changing it. The Uinkaret Volcanic Field is among the things that are continually changing the canyon.

Lava Falls is above the Lava Falls Rapid. The rapid is the Grand Canyon's most severe. The shallow marine and coastal environments of the area saw thirteen thousand feet of lava and sediment deposited in them. Multiple lava flows damned the river and formed reservoirs.

Anyone visiting the Grand Canyon National Park should make it a point to see the Lava Falls and the effect they have had on the Colorado River. There are outlooks at the canyon that provide a view of the falls. The Grand Canyon National Park should be contacted for additional details about the park and its history.