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The Colorado basin spans 260,000 square miles, about 8 percent of the continental U.S.. The river flows through 11 national parks and monuments. The Grand ...
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The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long ...

Colorado River

River in North America
The Colorado River is one of the principal rivers in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S.... Wikipedia
Length: 1,450 mi
Discharge: 22,600 ft³/s
Largest dam: Hoover Dam
Basin size: 246,000 sq mi (640,000 km2)

The Colorado River is both servant and scenic wonder to the 36 million Americans it supplies with water. It is also one of the siltiest, most litigated over, ...
The Colorado River is a critical resource in the West, because seven basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) depend ...
More than 40 million people rely on the Colorado River for water, food, recreation and energy. Stand with us to protect this iconic lifeline of the west.
Colorado River, major river of North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, U.S., and flowing generally west and south for 1,450 miles (2,330 ...
The Concho, San Saba, Llano, James, and Pedernales Rivers all empty into the River. Altogether, there are more than 7,500 miles of creeks, streams, and rivers ...
The Grand Canyon is the iconic heart of the Colorado River. This 277-mile stretch of river in Northern Arizona is unmatched in nature. Recognized as a ...
The Colorado River originates in Rocky Mountain National Park near Grand Lake, Colorado, and is 1,450-miles long. The river has a huge drainage basin that ...