[fishtank]

Fictional lakes that some creation geologists propose emptied in a catastrophic manner to carve Grand Canyon but are based on little if any geological evidence.

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[fishtank]

A creation scientist critiques the “dammed lakes” theory.

[pepsionice]

Doesn’t a lot of this have to do with the impact episode around 12,000 to 13,000 years ago, and major melt-off that occurred with that?

[dirtboy]

The Colorado did not 'hurdle' the Kaibab uplift. The Kaibab Uplift rose up as part of a larger-scale uplift and the river cut down due to the increased gradient.

Look up Goosenecks Canyon as an example of a meandering river over flat terrain having the region uplifted. The meanders stayed in place as the river cut down.

[backtobasics]

It was not created by a little water over a long period of time. It was a large amount of water in a short period of time.