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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
Cochetopa Creek; Colorado River [b] (637,137 km 2 (246,000 mi 2) Conejos River 2,078 km 2 (802 mi 2) Crow Creek 3,717 km 2 (1,435 mi 2) Crystal River; Cucharas River;
Aurora (/ ə ˈ r oʊ r ə /, / ə ˈ r ɔː r ə /) is a home rule city located in Arapahoe, Adams, and Douglas counties, Colorado, United States. [1] The city's population was 386,261 at the 2020 United States census with 336,035 residing in Arapahoe County, 47,720 residing in Adams County, and 2,506 residing in Douglas County. [7]
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.
The Arapaho National Recreation Area (ANRA) is a United States national recreation area located near the headwaters of the Colorado River in north central Colorado adjacent to Rocky Mountain National Park. ANRA is under the jurisdiction of the Arapaho-Roosevelt National Forest. ANRA contains five lakes in the upper Colorado River Valley: Lake ...
The following is a tree demonstrating the points at which the major and minor tributaries of the Colorado River branch off from the main river and from each other. (Source-upstream) Fraser River; Muddy Creek; Blue River. Snake River; Tenmile Creek; Piney River; Eagle River. Gore Creek; Roaring Fork River. Fryingpan River; Crystal River; Plateau ...
Kiowa Creek: South Platte River: 1,888 km 2 729 mi 2: 1,888 km 2 729 mi 2: 100% Pawnee Creek: South Platte River: 1,875 km 2 724 mi 2: 1,875 km 2 724 mi 2: 100% McElmo Creek: San Juan River: 1,842 km 2 711 mi 2: 1,654 km 2 639 mi 2: 89.8% Blue River [s] upper Colorado River (Grand River) 1,770 km 2 683 mi 2: 1,770 km 2 683 mi 2: 100% Piedra River