Painted Canyon
| Painted Canyon | |
|---|---|
 The Painted Canyon, as viewed from I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park | |
  Painted Canyon Location within North Dakota | |
| Geography | |
| Location | Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota |
| Coordinates | Coordinates: 46°54′01″N 103°22′29″W / 46.90028°N 103.37472°W |
Painted Canyon is a valley in Billings County, North Dakota, in the United States.[1]
Painted Canyon was so named on account of its colorful rocks.[2]
Water-supply well[]
There is a 588-metre water-supply well located at the Painted Canyon Overlook, which has a specific capacity of about 0.4 gallon per minute per foot.[3]
References[]
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Painted Canyon
- ^ Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State,. WPA. p. 297. ISBN 978-1-62376-033-5.
- ^ Croft, M.G. (1974). "Water supply at Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (South Unit), southwestern North Dakota". Cite journal requires
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