Painted Canyon

Painted Canyon
The Painted Canyon, as viewed from I-94 in Theodore Roosevelt National Park
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Geography
Location	Theodore Roosevelt National Park, North Dakota
Coordinates	46°54′01″N103°22′29″W / 46.90028°N 103.37472°W / 46.90028; -103.37472

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 gallons per minute per foot. They have beautiful trails that are approximately 2 miles long. ^[3]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Painted Canyon
2. Federal Writers' Project (1938). North Dakota, a Guide to the Northern Prairie State. WPA. p. 297. ISBN   978-1-62376-033-5.
3. Croft, M.G. (1974). "Water supply at Painted Canyon Overlook, Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park (South Unit), southwestern North Dakota".{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)