A profusion of native willow reclaims the floor along Davis Gulch in the Escalante Canyons at a location 80 feet below the "normal" high-water mark of Lake Powell. The reservoir's fading "bathtub ring" stains the wall in the background 3/4 of the way up and reveals the depth of the reservoir when it was last full in 1999. During the time when the water flooded this canyon from the late 60s until 1999, sediment carried in Davis Creek settled to the floor of the canyon here, eventually reaching a depth of 35 feet. Since the reservoir began to recede in the year 2000 due to a regional drought, flash floods have cut down as much as 25 feet into this layer as the stream attempts to re-establish its pre-reservoir bed. Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. Photo Date: October 2007. This horizontal photograph was captured using a 6x7 format camera. All photos in these galleries may be ordered as fine art framed prints or for stock photography usage.