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The Colorado runs 1,450 mi (2,330 km) from the Rocky Mountains to the Gulf of California, draining parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The river system is one of the most heavily developed in the world, with fifteen dams on the main stem of the Colorado [citation needed] and hundreds more on tributaries.
Below Imperial Dam the remnants of the Colorado river lessen in gradient and in its lower course flows through the Colorado Desert in a broad sedimentary plain upriver from Yuma, Arizona, where it is joined by the Gila River. The Gila was once one of the Colorado's largest tributaries, draining a huge swath of Arizona and western New Mexico.
Davis Dam is a dam on the Colorado River about 70 miles (110 km) downstream from Hoover Dam. [1] It stretches across the border between Arizona and Nevada . Originally called Bullhead Dam, Davis Dam was renamed after Arthur Powell Davis , who was the director of the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation from 1914 to 1923.
This is a route-map template for the Colorado River, a waterway in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Colorado River Storage Project is a United States Bureau of Reclamation project designed to oversee the development of the upper basin of the Colorado River. The project provides hydroelectric power, flood control and water storage for participating states along the upper portion of the Colorado River and its major tributaries. [1]
Lake Mead and downstream releases from the dam also provide water for both municipal and irrigation uses. Water released from the Hoover Dam eventually reaches several canals. The Colorado River Aqueduct and Central Arizona Project branch off Lake Havasu while the All-American Canal is supplied by the Imperial Dam. In total, water from Lake ...
The Laguna Diversion Dam is a rock-filled diversion dam on the Colorado River. It is located 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Winterhaven, CA – Yuma, AZ on Imperial County route S24 . Constructed between 1905 and 1909, the dam was the first dam built on the Colorado River and subsequently ended boat travel to the north.
Granby Dam (National ID # CO01656) is an earthfill dam that dams the Colorado River 5.5 miles (8.9 km) northeast of Granby, Colorado in Grand County, Colorado. This 298-foot (91 m)-tall dam was constructed between 1941 and 1950 and has a drainage area of 311 square miles (810 km 2 ).