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.

Near the source of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado. About a mile (1.5 km) downstream from its source, the Colorado River has carved its first canyon, the narrow, deep Little Yellowstone Canyon.

3 days ago · From a tiny trickle beginning in a sodden bogland near Poudre Pass in the Never Summer Wilderness, the Colorado River flows south and then west, crossing Colorado, Utah, and Arizona and growing in size until it becomes the powerful desert river capable of …

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.

From the bottom of Gore Canyon to Dotsero, this scenic wild river can be accessed along the Colorado River Road, a less traveled but well-maintained gravel road provides access to shorelines and boat ramps to launch boats to fish the river.

The Colorado River begins at La Poudre Pass in the Southern Rocky Mountains of Colorado, at 10,184 ft above sea level. After a short run south, it turns west below Grand Lake, then south at 1,450 mi. gaining strength from many tributaries to the …

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.

Rising in the mountains of Colorado and Wyoming, this river and its tributaries provide water and hydroelectric power for nearly 35 million people in the United States and Mexico, as well as habitat for several fish species found only in this drainage basin.

The 1,450-mile Colorado River encompasses parts of seven U.S. and two Mexican states, and it all starts right here in Grand County. The headwaters of the Colorado River can be found in Rocky Mountain National Park.

The Colorado River cut through Cretaceous sandstone and shale formations in the upper third of the corridor; those exposed at Island Acres include Mancos shale and the Mesa Verde group, sandstone and coal layers of the Mount Garfield, Sego …