The Colorado River

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The Colorado River
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Francisco Vasque de Coronado
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Colorado River

• Originally named the Grand River
• Source Grand Lake,Colorado
• 1,450 miles long
• 17 million people depend on its water

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Grand Canyon Quick Facts

• 18 miles wide
• 277 miles long
• 5,000 feet deep
• 4 million visitors a year

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the Alligator
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Meander Canyon
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Hoover Dam

• 726 ft high
• 1244 ft long
• Capable of supplying 1.5mil KW of Power

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Lake Mead
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Hoover Dam
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• Phoenix,Arizona

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• www.encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia
• Usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam