GEOGRAPHY THROUGH MAPS
Colorado River
The Colorado rises in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and crosses the southwestern United States into Mexico. Its geographical delta is at the northern Gulf of California, although diversions mean continuous flow to the sea cannot be assumed.
Fast Facts
- The Green, San Juan and Gila are important tributaries.
- The river cuts the Grand Canyon within the Colorado Plateau.
- Hoover Dam impounds Lake Mead; Boulder Dam is an earlier name for the same structure.
Connected lessons
- Colorado RiverMap, explanation and practice
- Why the western interior is dryGuided exploration
Geographical connections
- Gulf of CaliforniaRelated places
- Rocky MountainsRelated places
- Sonoran DesertRelated places
- Rio Grande / Río BravoRelated places
- Colorado PlateauRelated places