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Colorado River

Published on Nov 19, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

COLORADO RIVER

NORTH AMERICA, STARTS IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS

MAJOR TRIBUTARYS

GREEN RIVER, GILA RIVER, SAN JUAN RIVER.
Photo by rezanaghibi

PART OF A LARGER RIVER SYSTEM?

NO, THE COLORADO RIVER STANDS ALONE.

STATES IT GOES THROUGH

COLORADO, UTAH, ARIZONA, NEVADA, CALIFORNIA, BAJA CALIFORNIA.
Photo by Loco Steve

THE MOUTH/ENDPOINT

THE GULF OF CALIFORNIA. COLORADO RIVER DELTA.
Photo by auntie rain

BODIES OF WATER IT JOINS

LAKE HAVASU, LAKE MOHAVE, LAKE MEAD,LAKE POWELL, NAVAJO LAKE

HISTORY

THE COLORADO RIVER MADE LAKE POWELL AND LAKE MEAD.
Photo by rappensuncle

MORE HISTORY

THE CURVING PATHS CREATED THE HORSESHOE BEND IN ARIZONA.

LAND FEATURES

ROCKY MOUNTAINS, THE GRAND CANYON, GLEN CANYON DAM.

ELEVATION CHANGES

SOURCE OF THE RIVER: 10,184 FT., MOUTH: 0 FT.

CARRYING CAPACITY

22,500 CU FT/S

SPECIAL COLORS

THE COLORADO RIVER IS A BLUE GREEN COLOR ALONG WITH GREEN

SEDIMENTS OR CLEAR?

THE COLORADO RIVER LOOKS LIKE IT CARRIES LARGE AMOUNTS OF SEDIMENTS
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BIOLOGICAL ORGANISMS

BEAVERS, RIVER OTTERS, PAINTED TURTLE, MANY DIFFERENT TYPES OF BASS, PIKEMINNOW

EXPERIENCES

GOING SEE IT THIS SUMMER.
Photo by ..Russ..