Colorado River

The Colorado River is one of the most significant waterways within the United States. Providing water, power, and recreational space to seven American states, the river has its humble beginnings within the Rocky Mountain National Park in the state of ...

Colorado River

The Colorado River has its humble beginnings in Rocky Mountain National Park in Colorado. The river flows south through Colorado, Utah, and Arizona, as well as forming the border between Arizona and California and Nevada. The river empties into the ...

Navigation of the Colorado River

Because overland travel in early Texas was an enterprise often fraught with hardship, frustration, and danger, many individuals looked to rivers for a solution to the problem. From 1829 to the Civil War, optimistic Texans attempted to ply the area's ...

Colorado River Ferries

Ferries of various size and design once provided transportation across the lower Colorado River linking Arizona with California, Nevada and Utah.

Ferrymen plied their trade from Yuma to Pearce Ferry. The first ferry on the river was started at Yuma Crossing ...

Colorado River Storage Project / Glen Canyon Dam

Reclamation: Managing Water in the West

Colorado River Storage Project

In recognition of the vision of the Colorado River Storage Project Act of 1956 and the significant contributions the act has made to the development of the Upper Colorado River Basin states, ...