Starting in the central 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.

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 kilometers) into the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico.

Sep 28, 2023 · The Colorado River begins at La Poudre Pass Lake in the Rocky Mountain National Park in northern Colorado. The headwaters flow out to Grand Lake and Lake Granby before heading south,...

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.

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 watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.

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.

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 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.

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.

Aug 15, 2020 · The Colorado River is approximately 1,400 miles long and originates along the Continental Divide in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, and ends where it meets the Gulf of California in Mexico.