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
Nevada
country Mexico
United States
dischargeLocation Gulf of California
drainageBasin Colorado River Basin
linked to: Colorado River
environmentalIssue habitat loss in the delta
overallocation of water rights
reduced flow to the delta
flowsThrough Arizona
Baja California
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
lowerBasinStates Arizona
California
Nevada
mouthLocation Gulf of California
Sea of Cortez
linked to: Gulf of California
namedAfter Colorado Territory
linked to: Colorado
partOf Colorado River Basin
linked to: Colorado River
passesThrough Black Canyon
Glen Canyon
linked to: Lake Powell

Grand Canyon
recreationActivity boating
camping along its banks
fishing
whitewater rafting
servesAsWaterSourceFor Colorado River Indian Tribes
Hopi Tribe
Indigenous communities
Navajo Nation
Quechan Tribe
linked to: Quechan people
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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Mojave people primaryRiver Colorado River
Nevada lowestPoint Colorado River
Nevada borderFeature Colorado River
Arizona hasMajorRiver Colorado River
subject linked to: U.S. state of Arizona
Mountain States hasMajorRiver Colorado River
Hoover Dam locatedOnRiver Colorado River
U.S.–Mexico border followsRiver Colorado River
Southwestern United States contains Colorado River
subject linked to: southwestern United States
Quechan people riverineCulture Colorado River
Sonoran Desert crossedBy Colorado River
Cocopa language associatedRiver Colorado River
Mojave Road Mailbox onRouteBetween Colorado River
Needles, California locatedOn Colorado River
Needles, California borderRiver Colorado River
Needles, California nearestMajorRiver Colorado River
Lower Colorado River region namedAfter Colorado River
Lower Colorado River region partOf Colorado River basin
linked to: Colorado River
Fort Mojave area partOf Colorado River Valley
linked to: Colorado River
Fort Mojave area traversedBy Colorado River
Grand Junction, Colorado namedAfter Grand River (former name of the upper Colorado River)
linked to: Colorado River
Gigafactory Texas locatedOn Colorado River
Colorado Plateau drainedBy Colorado River
Rocky Mountains majorRiverSourceFor Colorado River
Wasatch Range drainageTo Colorado River basin
linked to: Colorado River
Riverside County hasMajorRiver Colorado River
Bureau of Reclamation serviceArea Colorado River Basin
linked to: Colorado River
Imperial County irrigationSource Colorado River
Imperial County borderRiver Colorado River
San Bernardino County contains Colorado River (border section)
linked to: Colorado River
Grand Canyon National Park traversedBy Colorado River
Grand Canyon National Park lowestPoint Colorado River
Colorado River partOf Colorado River Basin
linked to: Colorado River
Colorado River drainageBasin Colorado River Basin
linked to: Colorado River
Yuma, Arizona locatedOnRiver Colorado River
Lake Mead locatedOnRiver Colorado River
Lake Mead inflow Colorado River
Lake Mead outflow Colorado River
U.S. Route 93 (historically) crossed Colorado River
San Luis, Arizona locatedNear Colorado River
Uinta Mountains drainageTo Colorado River basin
linked to: Colorado River
Gulf of California hasInflow Colorado River
Colorado hasMajorRiver Colorado River