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The Little Colorado River (Hopi: Paayu) is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, [2] providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region. Together with its major tributary, the Puerco River, it drains an area of about 26,500 square miles (69,000 km 2) in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico.
The Little Colorado River in northern Arizona forms a deep, narrow gorge across the Navajo Indian Reservation, joining the Colorado in the middle of the Grand Canyon; viewed by overlooks and remote trails.
Between Cameron, Arizona, on the Navajo Nation, and its confluence with the Colorado River deep in the Grand Canyon, the Little Colorado River drops thousands of feet, cutting a narrow gorge through the Bright Angel Shale, Muav Limestone, and Tapeats Sandstone rock layers.
The Little Colorado River originates from springs on Mount Baldy Peak in the White Mountains, flows through Greer, Arizona and eventually meanders its way to the Grand Canyon. Just close your eyes and imagine a large shimmering crystal clear stream, cascading waterfall and plunge pools surrounded by lush forests.
Little Colorado River Gorge: Location and Directions. The Little Colorado River is 300 miles long; it begins in the White Mountains in central Arizona and reaches the Colorado River. During its course, near Flagstaff, it forms fascinating waterfalls known as Grand Falls.
The Little Colorado River (aka LCR) is the largest tributary to the Colorado River within Grand Canyon. Almost 340 miles long, the Little Colorado stretches through Arizona across the Navajo Nation starting in western New Mexico.
The Salt Trail on the Navajo Reservation descends 2,740 feet over 3 miles to the beautiful lower gorge of the Little Colorado River, filled with brilliant turquoise water. Close by is Big Canyon, containing an unusual travertine waterfall.
The Little Colorado River supports an incredible diversity of streamside habitats, from alpine, to grasslands, to deserts. Apache trout thrive in the clear, cool mountain waters, while endangered humpback chub spawn in the warm, cloudy water in the lower gorge.
The Little Colorado River Initiative is exploring three possible strategies that can work together to support long-term safeguards for the Little Colorado River. These three strategies strengthen one another and can be pursued at the same time. Learn about the proposed strategies.
As the Little Colorado River flows through ancestral lands, its tributaries and springs connect Native peoples to each other and to the Grand Canyon. Snowmelt, runoff, and spring water from White Mountain Apache, Zuni, Navajo, and Hopi come together as one in the Little Colorado River.