Colorado Case Study

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Colorado River Case Study

Jordana Clark

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IB SL Geography

Mr. Mattiace

The Colorado River is the main river for the American South west flowing across 1,350 miles of the United States of America and 90 miles of Mexico. The states in which the Colorado crosses are Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada and California. The original name for the Colorado river was the "Red River", in Spanish, as it use to look reddish-brown color.

The headwaters of the Colorado River are located in the Rocky Mountains Park in Colorado. From Colorado the river flows southwestward towards the Gulf of California, located in Mexico, and the Pacific Ocean. The river has alternating speed flow from rapid to calm sections. The variation of the depth of the river from 6 to 9 feet impacts the speed. Normally in the shallower sections the flow is faster than in deeper parts that tend to be calm.

In recent years the Colorado River has made headlines due to pollution. In 2004 Colorado made the list of "America's Most Endangered Rivers of 2004." Demonstrating the dangers, which loom