THE RIO GRANDE RIVER

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• the Rio Grande River is located in the USA. It travels through 3 states; Colorado, Texas, and New Mexico.

IT IS 1,896 MILES LONG

ITS DISCHARGE IS 2,401 FEET CUBED PER SECOND

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• Its headwaters are located in the San Juan Mountains of Southern Colorado.

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• Its mouth is located in the Gulf of Mexico.

It is 182,000 square miles, and it forms a natural boundary between the U.S. and Mexico.

There are many different types of plants, a popular one being The Prickly Pear Cactus.

Native Americans used the Rio Grande as a water source and for transportation.

In the Rio Grande River Valley, you can grow potatoes, alfalfa, cotton, peppers, onions, and sometimes pecans.

There are some mining industries built along the Rio Grande, such as Summitville Mine.

Big Bend National Park is. great place to take river tours.

The Rio Grande is the 22nd longest river in the world.

The vegetation ranges from cactus to cottonwood trees.

Elephant Butte Dam which is built on the Rio a Grande is 301 feet high and the reservoir is 5.7 miles squared total

80% of the water taken from the river is used for irrigation.

The Rio a Grande is becoming very polluted, as it sometimes takes in 5 million gallons of raw sewage a day.

The high temperatures and no rain are causing the river to dry up.

The Rio Grande is taking in too much pollution and heat

It is thought that over the next 20 years the river is going to dry out completely.