Toilet Bowl Arch Collapse

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) A common line of questions has emerged from visitors to Utahs Arches National Park in the week since an iconic rock arch at Lake Powell known as the Toilet Bowl collapsed. National Park Service Rangers have confirmed the collapse of a frequently visited arch in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Utah. The Double Arch geologic feature has also been referred to as the Toilet Bowl, Crescent Pool, and Hole in the Roof.

The Double Arch in Rock Creek Bay, also known as the Toilet Bowl, Crescent Pool, and Hole in the Roof, collapsed Thursday. A popular geological feature often referred to as the Toilet Bowl on Lake Powell collapsed on Thursday, the NPS said. The famous Toilet Bowl, also known as the Double Arch, the Crescent Pool and the Hole in the Roof, just collapsed into the lake in the late afternoon of Friday, August 9th, leaving a half-circle formation in its place.

Toilet Bowl arch was found collapsed Thursday evening. (Merril Campbell) The NPS confirmed the full collapse Friday and reported no injuries. The NPS said changing water levels and erosion from wave action likely contributed to the collapse.

The Double Arch geologic feature, a popular tourist attraction in Utahs Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, has collapsed, according to a statement from the National Park Service. No... The popular arch in the Glen Canyon National Recreation Area fell Thursday, and park rangers suspect changing water levels and erosion from waves in Lake Powell contributed to its demise.

A frequently visited arch collapsed in Rock Creek Bay in Glen Canyon National Recreation Area in Utah, the National Park Service reported Friday in a news release. Glen Canyons iconic double arch, before and after it collapsed. The Double Arch geologic feature has also been referred to as the Toilet Bowl, Crescent Pool, and Hole in the Roof.

No injuries were reported resulting from the collapse, which occurred on Aug. 8.