Colorado River
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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 w
The Colorado River at Horseshoe Bend, Arizona, a few miles below Glen Canyon Dam
The headwaters of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
The Colorado River in the Grand Canyon seen from Pima Point, near Hermit's Rest
The Colorado River as it exits the United States into Mexico beneath the San Luis Colorado-Colonia Miguel Alemán Bridge (September 2009)
Lake Mead
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Lake Mead is a reservoir formed by the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River in the Southwestern United States. It is located in the states of Nevada and Arizona, 24 mi east of Las Vegas. It is the largest
Colorado River
…load. Starting in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, it flows generally southwest across the Colorado Plateau and through the Grand Canyon before reaching Lake Mead on the Arizona–Nevada border, where it turns south toward the international border. After entering Mexico, the Colorado approaches the mostly dry…
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Aerial view of Lake Mead in August 2010
Lake Mead from space in November 1985: North is facing downward to the right. The Colorado River can be seen leading southward away from the lake on the top left. The Hoover Dam is located where the river meets the lake.
Sediment-laden water from the Colorado River flowing into Lake Mead in March 2013.