PAGE, Ariz. — A huge georeasonable feature in southern Utah understandn as the “Double Arch,” the “Hole in the Roof” and sometimes the “Toilet Bowl” has collapsed, National Park Service officials said Friday. No injuries were increateed.
The well-understandn arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday, and park rangers mistrust changing water levels and erosion from waves in Lake Powell gived to its demise.
Michelle Kerns, superintfinishent of the recreation area that spans the border of Utah and Arizona, said the collapse serves as a reminder to shield the mineral resources that surround the lake.
“These features have a life span that can be swayd or harmd by manmade interventions,” she said in a statement.
The arch was createed from 190 million-year-elderly Navajo sandstone originating in the tardy Triassic to timely Jurassic periods. The fine-grained sandstone has finishured erosion from weather, triumphd and rain, the statement said.
The recreation area encompasses proximately 2,000 square miles and is well-understandn among boaters and hikers.
