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The 29 pages that link to Colorado River, each with the reason it gives.

• Rocky MountainsRelated: Its headwaters in the Rockies supply water to a large, arid region downstream.

• Colorado PlateauRelated: Its incision produced the plateau’s most extensive canyon system.

• Grand CanyonRelated: Its flow has cut the canyon and continues to transport sediment through it.

• ArizonaRelated: It forms Arizona’s western boundary and supplies water across the region.

• ColoradoRelated: The river begins in the state’s Rocky Mountain headwaters.

• NevadaRelated: It forms part of Nevada’s southeastern boundary and supplies water to Las Vegas.

• UtahRelated: Its tributaries and canyons shape Utah’s southeastern landscapes.

• Rocky Mountain National ParkRelated: Its source area connects the park’s mountain watersheds to a vast downstream river basin.

• Arches National ParkRelated: The river borders the park’s southern edge and helps define its regional landscape.

• Grand Canyon National ParkRelated: Its flow cuts and transports sediment through the canyon.

• Salton SeaRelated: A breach in Colorado River irrigation works sent water into the Salton Sink.

• Southwestern United StatesRelated: Its overallocated waters sustain cities and agriculture across the arid Southwest.

• Black Canyon of the Gunnison National ParkRelated: The Gunnison joins it downstream, linking the park’s watershed to a much larger river system.

• Gila RiverRelated: The Gila joins the Colorado near Yuma, Arizona.

• Continental Divide of the AmericasRelated: Its Pacific-bound drainage begins on the western side of the divide.

• Glenwood CanyonRelated: Its flow through the canyon carved the gorge and continues to shape its river corridor.

• Irrigation in the United StatesRelated: Its reservoirs and diversions support farms in an arid multistate basin.

• Mountain StatesRelated: Its reservoirs and diversions connect several Mountain States to downstream users.

• RapidsRelated: Its canyon reach contains many prominent rapids shaped by confined terrain.