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River Management Presentaion

River Management Presentaion. River Colorado. The Colorado watershed…. Quick facts…. Source : La Poudre Pass Lake in the Rocky Mountains Mouth: Gulf of California Basin countries : United States, Mexico Length: 2,330 km Source elevation : approximately 2700 m

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River Management Presentaion

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  1. River Management Presentaion River Colorado

  2. The Colorado watershed…

  3. Quick facts… • Source : La Poudre Pass Lake in the Rocky Mountains • Mouth: Gulf of California • Basin countries : United States, Mexico • Length: 2,330 km • Source elevation : approximately 2700 m • Average discharge : 620 m³/s • Basin Area: 629,100 km²

  4. Spatial Dimension Source Upper Course Middle course Mouth Lower course

  5. Tributaries of Colorado river • Colorado has tributaries form the east ad west of the United States. • The Virgin, Kanab, Paria, Escalante, Dirty Devil and Green rivers from the west. • The Little Colorado, San Juan, Dolores and Gunnison from the east.

  6. Course trajectory • Colorado and its tributaries flows through the Great Basin, Sonoran (eastern side) and the Mojave (western side) desert. • Born about 10 000 feet in the Rocky Mountains and flows about 1, 470 mile South west to the Gulf of California ( the Sea of Cortez).

  7. Major Challenges

  8. Employed management strategies • More than 20 dams have been built on the Colorado and its tributaries. • Levee construction

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