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The Grand Canyon Was Once Blocked by Giant Lava Dams

15.5× channel medianShort1:11People & BlogsPublished Oct 19, 2026, 12:21 AM · 4d ago
Built Mysteries
Built Mysteries
20.7K subscribers · median 1.7K views
Open on YouTube
Views
25,721
+291 views/hour
Views / hour now
291
measured 17m ago
Peak views / hour
291
17m ago
First 24 hours
—
not tracked from upload
Engagement
3.5%
likes + comments / views
Likes
869
3.4% of views
Comments
18
0.07% of views
Est. ad revenue
$1–$2
lifetime, $0.03–0.08 RPM

Checked every 3 h while the video is this age · last check 17m ago · next in 163 min. YouTube itself updates public counts with a short delay.

Avg views / day
6.3K
since upload
vs channel median
15.5×
this video's views ÷ the channel's usual
Rank in channel
#13
of 23 tracked

Views over time

4 readings

Total views Views gained per hour

Description

Volcanic eruptions once blocked the Grand Canyon with enormous walls of lava. Lakes formed behind the dams—but the Colorado River kept breaking through. Their black rock remnants are still visible today. #GrandCanyon #Volcanoes #Geology #ColoradoRiver

Details

Published
Oct 19, 2026, 12:21 AM
Length
1:11 (71 s)
Format
Short (3 min or less)
Category
People & Blogs
Audio language
EN
Quality
HD
Captions
No
Made for kids
No
Licensed content
No
Video ID
P-SoIgEtACM

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