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Colorado River

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The Colorado River is a big river.

Colorado River in Rocky Mountain NP.jpg
Colorado River in Rocky Mountain NP.jpg
It flows through the hot desert. The water looks reddish.
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Horseshoebend smt.jpg
It flows through deep canyons. Many people use the water. It helps us grow food.
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Imperial valley fields.jpg
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File:Colorado_River_in_Rocky_Mountain_NP.jpg
Colorado_River_in_Rocky_Mountain_NP.jpg
File:Grand Canyon view from Pima Point 2010.jpg
Grand Canyon view from Pima Point 2010.jpg
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Yuma arizona map.jpg
File:ColoradoRiverAtSanLuis.jpg
ColoradoRiverAtSanLuis.jpg
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San juan river entrenched meanders.jpg
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Mineral-Bottom.jpg
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CRBS_Executive_Summary_FINAL-01.png
File:Grand_Canyon_National_Park_Colorado_River_Black_Bridge_0618_(6697170671).jpg
Grand_Canyon_National_Park_Colorado_River_...
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Coloradoflowgraph.png
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VulcanUinkart.jpg
File:Cliff_Palace-Colorado-Mesa_Verde_NP.jpg
Cliff_Palace-Colorado-Mesa_Verde_NP.jpg
File:Navajo Woman and Infant, Canyon de Chelle, Arizona (Canyon de Chelly National Monument), 1933 - 1942 - NARA - 519947.jpg
Navajo Woman and Infant, Canyon de...

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📚 Content adapted from Wikipedia | Readability: FK 14.6 | Vital Level 4