The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.

Jan 5, 2025 · 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 kilometres) into the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico.

The Colorado River is a major river of the western United States and northwest Mexico in North America. Its headwaters are in the Rocky Mountains where La Poudre Pass Lake is its source.

At 1,450 miles long, the Colorado River is the sixth longest in the nation, passing through seven states and two nations. The river flows through 11 national parks and monuments. The Grand Canyon is one of the Eight Natural Wonders of the World and a Unesco World Heritage Site.

The Colorado River rises in the snowcapped mountains of north central Colorado and zigzags southwest for more than 1,400 miles before reaching the Gulf of California. The river and its tributaries - the Green, the Gunnison, the San Juan, the Virgin, the Little Colorado, and the Gila Rivers - are called the "Colorado River Basin."

Aug 14, 2021 · At 2,330 kilometers, the Colorado River is the United States' s fifth-longest river from its source in the Rocky Mountains to its mouth in the Gulf of California. It flows through the US states of Colorado, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, and California, and Mexican states of Baja California and Sonora.

The Colorado River is a river in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. It is approximately 1,450 miles (2,330 km) long. It drains a part of the dry regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The natural course of the river flows into the Gulf of California.

Aug 15, 2020 · The Colorado River is a critical resource in the West, because seven basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) depend on it for water supply, hydropower production, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and other benefits.

The Colorado River is an international waterway that flows through 30 tribal nations, the United States, and Mexico. The river is 1,450 miles long and its headwaters are located high in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado. How wide is the Colorado River? How deep is it?

Mar 25, 2019 · The Colorado River is a very large river located in the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The states it runs through include Colorado, Utah, Arizona , Nevada, California , Baja California and Sonora.