Colorado River

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1. River in the southwestern United States, with its headwaters in the Rocky Mountains of northern Colorado, that flows generally southwest through Colorado, Utah, and Arizona; forms the border between Nevada and Arizona and Arizona and California; and then flows through Mexico, emptying into the Gulf of California.

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Source of fresh water for communities in Nevada, Arizona, and California.

The site of the Hoover Dam.

Over millions of years, the force of the river has carved the Grand Canyon in northwestern Arizona.

Example Sentences

Texas' Colorado River basin narrowly meets the threshold at 103,300 square kilometers.

From Science Daily

Scientists using satellite data estimated that since 2003 the amount of groundwater depleted in the Colorado River Basin is comparable to the total capacity of Lake Mead, the nation’s largest reservoir.

From Los Angeles Times

The Colorado River was originally divided among the states under a 1922 agreement that overpromised what the river could provide.

From Los Angeles Times

The scenery doesn’t take center stage until the first full day when you traverse Colorado, at points feeling like you are floating down the Colorado River.

From The Wall Street Journal

Negotiators for seven states say they’re making progress in negotiations aimed at addressing the Colorado River’s chronic water shortages.

From Los Angeles Times