Colorado River - Wikipedia
More than 1,600 species of plants grow in the Colorado River watershed, ranging from the creosote bush, saguaro cactus, and Joshua trees of the Sonoran and Mojave Deserts to the forests of the Rocky Mountains and other uplands, composed mainly of ponderosa pine, subalpine fir, Douglas-fir and Engelmann spruce. [301]
Colorado River Basin map | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2016年11月3日 · The Colorado River supplies water to more than 30 million people, irrigates nearly 4 million acres of cropland in the U.S. and Mexico, and supplies hydropower plants that generate more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually.
2024年4月4日 · Colorado River water is used primarily for agricultural irrigation and municipal and industrial (M&I) uses; it is also important for hydropower production, fish and wildlife, and recreational uses. A collection of compacts, treaties, statutes, and other authorities govern Colorado River allocations and apportionments.
Colorado River Basin - Bureau of Reclamation
2020年8月15日 · The Colorado River is a critical resource in the West, because seven basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) depend on it for water supply, hydropower production, recreation, fish and wildlife habitat, and other benefits.
Colorado River | Location, History, Map, & Facts | Britannica
5 天之前 · Colorado River, major river of North America, rising in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, U.S., and flowing generally west and south for 1,450 miles (2,330 kilometers) into the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico. Learn more about the Colorado River in this article.
The Colorado River is a critical resource in the West, because seven basin states (Arizona, California, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming) depend on it for water supply,
Colorado River Basin Science | U.S. Geological Survey - USGS.gov
2024年4月23日 · The Colorado River supplies water to more than 30 million people, irrigates nearly 4 million acres of cropland in the U.S. and Mexico, and supplies hydropower plants that generate more than 10 billion kilowatt-hours annually.
Colorado River Basin - Water Education Colorado
Less than 20 percent of the entire Colorado River Basin lies inside Colorado, but about 75 percent of the water that feeds the river originates here, according to the 2015 Colorado Water Plan. Within the state, the Colorado River Basin encompasses about 9,830 square miles.
Colorado River Basin Map - Water Education Foundation
2024年12月19日 · Between its high Rockies headwaters and its Sonoran Desert delta, 1 to 2 million acre-feet of water evaporates each year in the Colorado River Basin. That’s a big gulp in a watershed where seven thirsty U.S. states and northern Mexico skirmish for their share of an overallocated, shrinking water supply.
Colorado River Basin - ArcGIS StoryMaps
2024年12月9日 · Use the interactive map below to explore water supply data (streamflow, river forecasts, snow water equivalent) alongside drought and climate conditions. Or, view a full-screen version of this map. https://www.drought.gov