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Locality map showing the Rio Grande rift extending from southern Colorado to Chihuahua, Mexico. The Rio Grande follows this rift for much of its course. The Rio Grande rift is a north-trending continental rift zone. It separates the Colorado Plateau in the west from the interior of the North American craton on the east. [1]
The Rio Grande (Rio del Norte) as mapped in 1718 by Guillaume de L'Isle. Río Grande is Spanish for "Big River" and Río Grande del Norte means "Big River of the North". In English, Rio Grande is pronounced either / ˈ r iː oʊ ˈ ɡ r æ n d / or / ˈ r iː oʊ ˈ ɡ r ɑː n d eɪ /.
Major Drainage Basins of the State of Colorado; Basin Outlet Total Area [3] In-State Area [3] % In-State [3] Colorado River [a] [b] Gulf of California: 703,132 km 2 271,481 mi 2: 100,195 km 2 38,686 mi 2: 14.2% Arkansas River [c] Mississippi River: 478,501 km 2 184,750 mi 2: 70,022 km 2 27,036 mi 2: 14.6% Rio Grande (Rio Bravo del Norte) [d ...
Two rivers, the Colorado and the Rio Grande, begin in the United States and flow into or form a border with Mexico. [5] In addition, the drainage basins of the Mississippi and Missouri rivers extend into Canada, [6] [7] and the basin of the Gila River extends into Mexico. [8] Sources report hydrological quantities with varied precision.
The names of the 17 Colorado rivers with a drainage basin of more than 10,000 square kilometers (3,900 sq mi) are shown in bold. Oceans and streams outside of Colorado are shown in italics. Pacific Ocean. Gulf of California. Colorado River [b] Green River. Yampa River 21,506 km 2 (8,304 mi 2) Little Snake River 10,629 km 2 (4,104 mi 2)
The Rio Chama, a major tributary river of the Rio Grande, is located in the U.S. states of Colorado and New Mexico.The river is about 130 miles (210 km) long altogether. From its source to El Vado Dam its length is about 50 miles (80 km), from El Vado Dam to Abiquiu Dam is about 51 miles (82 km), and from Abiquiu Dam to its confluence with the Rio Grande is about 34 miles (55 k
Near Monte Vista, Colorado: County Road 5N Bridge Sevenmile Plaza, Colorado: Oak Street Bridge: Oak Street Del Norte, Colorado: County Road 17 Crossing Rio Grande County, Colorado: County Road 18 Crossing Rio Grande County, Colorado: Alder Creek Road Bridge Alder Creek Road South Fork, Colorado: S.H. 149 Bridge CO 149 South Fork, Colorado ...
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States , drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.