Located in Zion National Park, Utah USA. The Emerald Pools are formed by a small year-round creek coming out of Heaps Canyon, named after a Mormon pioneer of the 1870s. The pools themselves were named for the emerald yellow-green color caused by algae growing in them. Copyright notice: © Copyright 2006 Qui-Tan Le. All rights reserved. Home | Galleries | Order Prints | The Artist | Guestbook | Contact |