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1. The Colorado River is 1450 miles (thats 2330 km) in length
2. Spanish explorer Melchior Diaz was one of the first people to explore the river in 1540
3. In 1869, John Wesley Powell led the group that became the first to successfully explore and map the Colorado River. He was also the first head of the US Geological Survey
4. The state and the river both derive their names from the Spanish for red. The river used to have a reddish-brown color, but now the silt and sediment that gave it the color is trapped behind Glen Canyon Dam at the bottom of Lake Powell.
5. The river begins in the Rocky Mountains and flows into the Gulf of California (in Mexico)
6. The Colorado River supplies water to over 25 million people and irrigates around 3.5 million acres of farmland
7. More water is exported from the Colorado River's basin than any other river basin worldwide
8. The Colorado River flows through Utah, Wyoming, Colorado, New Mexico, California, Arizona and Nevada. All these territories have rights to the river under the Colorado River Pact of 1922
9. The Hoover Dam was the first of a series of dams to be built on the river back in 1931
10. 87% of the water leaving Colorado flows out of the Colorado river basin toward the Pacific Ocean. The remaining 13 percent of the water leaving Colorado flows out of the Missouri, Arkansas, and Rio Grande river basins toward the Atlantic Ocean.The Colorado River accounts for 25% of the stream flow leaving the state
11. The Colorado River's tributaries are: Gila River, Colorado River Aqueduct, Virgin River, Little River, San Juan River, and the Green River
12. The river is popular for all sorts of sports including rafting, canoeing, kayaking, jet skiing, fishing, tubing, wakeboarding and many more
What else can I help you with?
What is the size of Colorado river?
The Colorado River is approximately 1,450 miles long, making it one of the major rivers in the western United States.
What river cut through layers of rock to form the grand canyon?
The Colorado River cut through layers of rock over millions of years to form the Grand Canyon. The process of erosion and the uplifting of the Colorado Plateau contributed to the formation of this iconic natural wonder.
What large bodies of water are close to Colorado?
Colorado is landlocked and does not have any large bodies of water within the state. However, it is close to the Great Salt Lake in Utah and the Gulf of California in Mexico. Additionally, Colorado is near the Colorado River, which flows through several states and empties into the Gulf of California.
How many rivers start in Colorado?
Colorado is the headwater state for three major river systems in the United States: the Colorado River, the Rio Grande, and the Platte River. Additionally, it is home to numerous smaller rivers and tributaries that flow throughout the state.
Colorado River empties into what body of water?
The Colorado River empties into the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico.
Where is the Missouri Rivers mouth?
The mouth of the Colorado River is the Gulf of California
What are facts on the Colorado river?
Well that's what im trying to figure out! Go to coloradofacts.com!
On which river is the Hoover Dam?
Colorado River.
What is the name the Grand Canyon's river?
The Colorado River runs through the Grand Canyon
Which river borders the states Arizona and California?
The Colorado River.
What major river flows fron Utah to Arizona?
Green, Colorado, Bear, Jordan, and Sevier.
What is the largest river grand canyon passes through it?
The Colorado River.
Name the river that flows through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River passes through the Grand Canyon in the northwest part of Arizona.The Colorado River, and not the Little Colorado River or the Colorado River of Texas.Colorado river
Where does the Colorado river end?
Colorado River, which flows through the Grand Canyon drains into the Gulf of California or do you mean one of - Colorado River (Texas) Colorado River (Argentina) Colorado River (Costa Rica) Colorado River (Chile) Colorado River Compact
What is is the major river that flows through the Grand Canyon?
The Colorado River flows through the grand canyon.
What is the longest river in Arizona?
The Colorado River is the longest river in the state of Arizona. The Colorado River flows through the Grand Canyon.
What river forms the border between the states of Arizona and California?
The Colorado River forms the border between Arizona and California.The Colorado River.
