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  2. List of rivers of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    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)

  3. Course of the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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    The San Juan River, which carries runoff from the southern slopes of the San Juan Mountains and the Four Corners region in Colorado and New Mexico, joins several miles further downstream; it forms an arm of the lake nearly 70 miles (110 km) long. Although the San Juan contributes only about one-tenth of the Colorado River flow, it is extremely ...

  4. List of lakes of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. An enlargeable map of the State of Colorado.. This is an alphabetical list of some notable lakes and reservoirs in the U.S. State of Colorado.

  5. List of drainage basins in Colorado - Wikipedia

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    The location of the State of Colorado in the United States of America. The Gunnison River in the Black Canyon. This is a list of drainage basins in the U.S. State of Colorado. Colorado encompasses the headwaters of several important rivers.

  6. Lower Colorado water resource region - Wikipedia

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    Subregion Map 1501 Lower ColoradoLake Mead subregion: The Colorado River Basin from the Lee Ferry compact point to Hoover Dam, but excluding the Little Colorado River Basin. Arizona, Nevada, and Utah. 29,900 sq mi (77,000 km 2) HUC1501: 1502 Little Colorado subregion: The Little Colorado River Basin. Arizona and New Mexico. 26,900 sq mi ...

  7. List of tripoints of U.S. states - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of all tripoints in which the boundaries of three (and only three) U.S. states converge at a single geographic point. Of the 60 such points, 36 are on dry land and 24 are in water. [1]

  8. List of tributaries of the Colorado River - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  9. Geography of Colorado - Wikipedia

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    Winter wheat is a typical crop and most small towns in the region boast both a water tower and a grain elevator. The bulk of Colorado's population lives along the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the Front Range Urban Corridor. This region is partially protected from prevailing storms by the high mountains to the west.