Colorado River Basin - Bureau of Reclamation
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.
Colorado River - Wikipedia
The highest point in the Colorado River Basin is 14,321-foot (4,365 m) Uncompahgre Peak in Colorado's San Juan Mountains, while some water from the river drains via irrigation run-off into California's Salton Sea, 236 feet (72 m) below sea level.
Colorado River Basin map | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
It begins in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flows southwestward until it reaches Mexico where it becomes a small stream or dry riverbed. The Colorado River forms the border between southeastern Nevada and northwestern Arizona. In Nevada, Hoover Dam and Davis Dam control the flow of the river and create two...
Colorado River | Location, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
Jan 5, 2025 · Its drainage basin covers 246,000 square miles (637,000 square kilometres) and includes parts of seven states—Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Nevada, Arizona, and California. For 17 miles the river forms the international boundary between the U.S. state of Arizona and Mexico.
Colorado River Basin ASIST
The Colorado River Basin provides water to nearly 40 million people, both within and outside of the 246,000 square mile drainage basin, and irrigates nearly 5.5 million acres of agricultural lands in the western U.S.
Today, nearly 40 million people in the seven Colorado River Basin States—Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming—rely on the Colorado River and its tributaries for some, if not all, of their municipal needs.
Colorado River Basin Focus Area Study | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
Oct 16, 2018 · The Colorado River is an important water resource for areas outside of the basin, including Denver, Salt Lake City, Albuquerque, Los Angeles, and San Diego for public (municipal) supply, and the Imperial Valley in California for agricultural water supplies.
Basin Report: Colorado River The Colorado River Basin, located in the southwestern United States, occupies an area of approximately 250,000 square miles. 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 ...
Colorado River Basin | DNR CWCB
The Colorado River flows for approximately 1,450 miles and provides water to seven states in the Western U.S. that are part of the Colorado River Basin. Divided into two regions; the Upper Basin includes Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming; and the Lower Basin includes Arizona, California, and Nevada.
Colorado River Basin | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
May 11, 2023 · The Colorado River is often referred to as “the lifeblood of the west.” The basin supplies municipal water to nearly 40 million people and irrigates approximately 22,000 km 2 of agricultural lands.
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