Facts
-Without the Colorado River, Arizona probably wouldn’t have grown as fast as it did.
-⅔ of the water from the CR is used for irrigation. Other ⅓ is used to supply urban areas, is evaporated, or provides water to stream-side vegetation. -1450 miles in length -Flows through 7 US states -Supplies water for more than 25 million people information from http://www.bobspixels.com/kaibab.org/misc/gc_coriv.htm |
-Irrigates 3.5 million acres of farmland
-Most of the dams were built between 1910-1970 -Hoover Dam was built in 1935 -Most highly controlled river in the world -Major Cities- Las Vegas, Nevada, and Phoenix depend on the Colorado River |