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Colorado River

The Colorado River is a major river in the southwestern United States that flows from Colorado to Baja California.

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Does the Colorado river flow into the ocean?

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No, the Colorado River and Mississippi River are in two different watersheds.

What is the pollution of the Colorado river?

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The different kinds of pollution are Chemical and Radioactive hazards. They are affecting the Colorado River by its transformation of all the different rivers tranforing 1 by 1.

What is the origin of the Colorado River?

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Most of the river water is supplied by runoff from high mountain systems. In turn these systems act as a source for tributaries which run into the Colorado River.

What desert does the Colorado River flow through?

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the Colorado river flows through the Rocky Mountains

What is the elevation of the Colorado river at North Canyon?

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about 920 feet and the Canyon trail is about 1.5 miles long

Does the Colorado river flow from north canyon to nankoweap or vice versa?

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No, it has already passed through the Grand Canyon.

What is the longest river in the western hemisphere and the second longest in the world?

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The longest river in the world is the Nile River with the total length of 7,088 Km or 4,405 miles. The Amazon River is the second longest river of the world. The total length of the Amazon River is 6,575 km or 4,086 miles. The third longest river of the world is the Yangtze River. The total length of the Yangtze is 6,236 km or 3,876 miles.

Source: S. Liu, P. Lu, D. Liu, P. Jin, W. Wang, Pinpointing the sources and measuring the lengths of the principal rivers of the world, International Journal of Digital Earth, Volume 2, Issue 1 March 2009 , pages 80 - 87,DOI: 10.1080/17538940902746082ce

What was the purpose of the Colorado river compact?

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The Colorado River Compact has several purposes: 1) to apportion the use of water in the Colorado River Basin (i.e. the Colorado River and all its tributaries); 2) promote interstate comity; and 3) to secure the ability of the Upper Colorado River Basin to develop at its own pace (without the compact, the more populous Lower Basin would have tried to develop a claim as much water as possible--the compact preserves the ability of the Upper Basin to use water).

Why is the Colorado river brown?

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Erosion. It coontnues to be carved by the Colorado River.

Physical features of Colorado?

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There are many. Here are a few:

-The Rocky Mountains that include 53 peaks over 14,000 ft.

-The Royal Gorge which is 1250 feet deep and ten miles long near Canon City.

-Red Rocks amphitheater - beautiful red rocks that jut out of the ground in Morrison where they hold concerts due to the acoustics that the formation creates.

-The Garden of the Gods which is more red sandstone formations close to Colorado Springs.

-There are many different natural hot springs.

-The Cave of the Winds which features crystal formations.

-Remnants of the Old West such as Ghost Towns, abandoned mines & cemeteries.

-Cliff Palace which is where the ancient Anasazi Indians once lived in the southwest corner of the state.

-Dinosaur Ridge where you can see dinosaur footprints & other fossils in Morrison, CO.

How old is the Colorado River?

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No. The existence of the Colorado river was first noted in written histories going all the way back to 1539. And actually, the Colorado River started to form the Grand Canyon long before life even existed on Earth.

How do states use the Colorado River?

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It provides municipal water, agricultural irrigation and recreation.

How far does the Colorado River run for?

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About 1,450 miles from the source to the mouth in the Sea of Cortez.

Is the River Clyde longer than the River Thames?

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It is similar in length than the Thames but may be slightly longer by a few miles.

Where does the Platte River originate?

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The Platte River has its beginnings in the Rocky Mountains on the eastern slope. The word "Platte" is the French word for "flat". It is a slow meandering river as it winds it way east.

What three states do Colorado river border?

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The Colorado River forms the border between Arizona and California and between Arizona and Nevada.