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A rafting party on the Colorado River. Famed for its dramatic rapids and canyons, the Colorado is one of the most well-known whitewater rivers in the United States, and its Grand Canyon section—run by more than 22,000 people annually [329] —has been called the "granddaddy of rafting trips". [330]
The river's first diversion is here at its headwater. The Grand Ditch redirects water from the Never Summer Mountains, which would have flowed into the Colorado River, to instead flow across the divide through La Poudre Pass to irrigate farmland to the east. Near the source of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado
Mile 134.3 – Tapeats Creek – A large creek entering at river right. A popular hike up Tapeats Creek leads to Thunder River. Mile 134.3 – Tapeats Rapid (5) Mile 135.4 – 135 Mile (Helicopter Eddy) Rapid (3) Mile 135.6 – Granite Narrows. This is the narrowest location of the river at 76 feet.
IL 29 splits onto I-74 westbound to cross the river to Peoria, while US 24/US 150/IL 116 continue northeast. This series of concurrencies ends at the interchange on the north side of East Peoria, where IL 116 continues northeast, US 150 crosses the Illinois River on the McClugage Bridge, and US 24 turns to the east.
According to the 2010 census, Bartonville has a total area of 8.615 square miles (22.31 km 2), of which 8.19 square miles (21.21 km 2) (or 95.07%) is land and 0.425 square miles (1.10 km 2) (or 4.93%) is water. [4] Bartonville is situated on U.S. Route 24, Interstate I-474, part of the Illinois River Road: Route of the Voyagers National Scenic ...
Ohio River; Owens Creek; Palmer Creek (Columbia, IL) Panther Creek (Mackinaw watershed) Pecatonica River; Pine Creek; Piscasaw Creek; Plum River; Red River; Rock Creek; Rock River; Rush Creek; Saline Branch; Saline River; Salt Creek (Des Plaines River tributary) Salt Creek (Little Wabash River tributary) Salt Creek (Sangamon River tributary ...
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The river can reach extreme levels during the spring runoff in years following plentiful snow throughout the Colorado River watershed. During an average spring runoff, the Colorado River will peak at approximately 52,000 cu ft/s (1,500 m 3 /s). The maximum recorded flow of 114,900 cu ft/s (3,250 m 3 /s) occurred on May 27, 1984. [6]