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The Little Colorado River in its canyon. The Little Colorado River is one of the two major tributaries of the Colorado River in Arizona, the other being the Gila River. [7] Runoff typically peaks twice a year, first in the early spring (February–April) from snow melt and highland rain; and in the summer (July–September) from monsoon storms ...
Lake Fork Gunnison River. Henson Creek; Uncompahgre River; Smith Fork; North Fork Gunnison River; Little Dolores River; Dolores River. West Dolores River; San Miguel River; Green River. Big Sandy River; Blacks Fork; Henry's Fork; Sheep Creek; Carter Creek; Cart Creek; Crouse Creek; Vermillion Creek; Yampa River. Bear River; Elk River; Little ...
It dumps snow melt or seasonal rain into the Little Colorado River below. It is known for its extremely muddy flow, which is a major contributor of Little Colorado River opacity. Heavy rains or snow melt will produce spectacular viewing, photography, and sound, whereas a scarcity of water will produce only trickles or no flow at all.
Sherwood Ranch Pueblo is an historic pueblo located overlooking the Little Colorado River, near Springerville, Arizona. It has two areas of habitation, consisting of over 800 rooms and was inhabited from approximately 1000-1450 A.D.
Below the confluence with the Little Colorado River, the river swings west into Granite Gorge, the most dramatic portion of the Grand Canyon, where the river cuts up to one mile (1.6 km) into the Colorado Plateau, exposing some of the oldest visible rocks on Earth, dating as long ago as 2 billion years. [24]
The Sitgreaves Expedition Down the Zuni and Colorado Rivers in 1851 was a combined American scientific and military mission to explore the Zuni River, the Little Colorado River and the Colorado River in 1851. Setting out from northern New Mexico, the expedition traveled west across Arizona and then south along the Colorado to Fort Yuma in ...
Marble Canyon is the section of the Colorado River canyon in northern Arizona from Lee's Ferry to the confluence with the Little Colorado River, which marks the beginning of the Grand Canyon. Lee's Ferry is a common launching point for river runners starting their journey through Marble Canyon and then onward to the Grand Canyon.
It flows through the Navajo Nation to Clear Creek Reservoir in Winslow, Arizona, and then to its confluence with the Little Colorado River. [1] East Clear Creek is a tributary. Dammed in the 1930s, the reservoir and canyon afford various recreational opportunities, including fishing, swimming, boating, cliff diving, and rock climbing.