Colorado River

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The Colorado River is a major waterway of the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, renowned for carving the Grand Canyon and serving as a crucial water source for arid regions and Indigenous communities.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf intermittent international river
river
basinSize about 640000 square kilometers
borderOf Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
country Mexico
United States of America
surface form: United States
dischargeLocation Gulf of California
drainageBasin Colorado River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colorado River Basin
environmentalIssue habitat loss in the delta
overallocation of water rights
reduced flow to the delta
flowsThrough Arizona
Baja California
California, United States
surface form: California

Colorado
Nevada
Sonora
Utah
governedBy Colorado River Compact
Law of the River
hasDam Davis Dam
Glen Canyon Dam
Hoover Dam
Imperial Dam
Parker Dam
hasReservoir Lake Havasu
Lake Mead
Lake Powell
hasTributary Dolores River
Gila River
Green River
Little Colorado River
San Juan River
Virgin River
historicallyEmptiedInto Gulf of California
knownFor carving the Grand Canyon
hydroelectric power generation
large irrigation projects
major water source for arid regions
water supply to major U.S. cities
length about 1450 miles
about 2330 kilometers
locatedIn North America
Northern Mexico
southwestern United States
surface form: Southwestern United States
lowerBasinStates Arizona
California, United States
surface form: California

Nevada
mouthLocation Gulf of California
Gulf of California
surface form: Sea of Cortez
namedAfter Colorado
surface form: Colorado Territory
partOf Colorado River self-linksurface differs
surface form: Colorado River Basin
passesThrough Black Canyon
Lake Powell
surface form: Glen Canyon

Grand Canyon National Park
surface form: Grand Canyon
recreationActivity boating
camping along its banks
fishing
whitewater rafting
servesAsWaterSourceFor Colorado River Indian Tribes
Hopi Tribe of Arizona
surface form: Hopi Tribe

Indigenous communities
Navajo Nation
Quechan people
surface form: Quechan Tribe
sourceLocation Colorado
Rocky Mountains
subjectTo climate change impacts
drought
water allocation disputes
supports agriculture in the Imperial Valley
agriculture in the Palo Verde Valley
agriculture in the Yuma area
upperBasinStates Colorado
New Mexico
Utah
Wyoming
usedFor hydroelectric power
irrigation
municipal water supply
navigation in some reaches
recreation
waterSharedBy Mexico
seven U.S. basin states

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Guano Point hasViewOf Colorado River
River Yuman associatedWith Colorado River
Piipaash people usesIrrigationFrom Colorado River
Mojave primaryRiver Colorado River
Grand Canyon Skywalk view Colorado River
Grand Canyon West hasViewOf Colorado River
Eagle Point near Colorado River
Page, Arizona locatedNear Colorado River
Nelson, Nevada locatedNear Colorado River
US majorRiver Colorado River
subject surface form: United States
Castle Dome Mountains near Colorado River
Cucapá riverCulture Colorado River