River Original
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 Rollins River Artwork Original Signed Painting 36 X 40 $7,650.00 Time Remaining: 29d 1h 24m Buy It Now for only: $7,650.00 |
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 Art by SESILLIE 48x12 original oil painting on canvas river water autumn fall $1,600.00 Time Remaining: 22d 6h 47m Buy It Now for only: $1,600.00 |
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 George H Bogert Original Signed Dated 1877 Oil On Canvas Hudson River $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 5d 14m |
 New River Original Water color 1000 by Raney Rogers 21x34 framed in medt wood $1,000.00 Time Remaining: 25d 5h 30m Buy It Now for only: $1,000.00 |
 THE RIVER IN UKRAINE ORIGINAL OIL Painting $949.00 Time Remaining: 1h 39m Buy It Now for only: $949.00 |
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 Original Oil Painting Philip Rivers San Diego Chargers $429.99 Time Remaining: 16d 16h 42m Buy It Now for only: $429.99 |
 IPALBUS Houses by the River Beautiful Landscape Original Oil Painting MUST SEE $400.00 Time Remaining: 11d 8h 14m Buy It Now for only: $400.00 |
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 River Gardens Original Canvas Oil Art Painting LARGE $299.99 Time Remaining: 6d 13h 45m Buy It Now for only: $299.99 |
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 DOWN BY THE RIVER ORIGINAL MCKEE OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS ARTIST LAS VEGAS NV $263.25 Time Remaining: 1d 5h 4m Buy It Now for only: $263.25 |
 Original Art Painting Framed Chattahoochee River Cahaba Spider Lily Floral $275.00 Time Remaining: 10d 9h 45m Buy It Now for only: $275.00 |
 Gercken LARGE ZION CANYON RIVER AMERICAN LANDSCAPE UTAH ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING $269.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 31m Buy It Now for only: $269.00 |
 Gercken LARGE VIBRANT AUTUMN YELLOW TREES RIVER LANDSCAPE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING $258.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 1m Buy It Now for only: $258.00 |
 Original Art For Sale Mountain Painting River Waterfall Land seascape arte X $199.00 Time Remaining: 3d 5h 39m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 Gercken MISTY PINK TREES RIVER IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING $198.00 Time Remaining: 7d 8h 30m |
 Original Painting Oil on Canvas Art River Fishing Dusan $136.31 (4 Bids) Time Remaining: 4d 19h 6m |
 Gercken COXS RIVER LANDSCAPE TREES Original Oil Painting Impressionism Fine Art $179.00 Time Remaining: 3d 8h 2m |
 Gercken MISTY RED AUTUMN TREES RIVER CREEK IMPRESSIONIST Original Oil Painting $169.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 23m Buy It Now for only: $169.00 |
 Gercken TREES RIVER IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE 20 x 16 ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING $168.00 Time Remaining: 27d 17h 46m Buy It Now for only: $168.00 |
 ORIGINALFRAMEDPASTEL PAINTING Tree at Edge of River $200.00 Time Remaining: 14d 4h 15m Buy It Now for only: $200.00 |
 Fatima Pardhan Original ART Painting Across River Styx $193.43 Time Remaining: 3d 12h 20m Buy It Now for only: $193.43 |
 9x12 Original Acrylic Painting Yellowstone River Autumn Fall Clouds Sky OOAK Art $199.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 5m Buy It Now for only: $199.00 |
 Original Oil on canvas Landscape Summer Forest River $198.00 Time Remaining: 28d 22h 27m Buy It Now for only: $198.00 |
 Gercken SPRING PINK TREES RIVER IMPRESSIONIST LANDSCAPE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING $168.00 Time Remaining: 8h 8m |
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 Gercken MEGALONG VALLEY CK BLUE MOUNTAINS AUSTRALIAN RIVER Art Original Painting $189.00 Time Remaining: 6d 16h 5m Buy It Now for only: $189.00 |
 12x16 River Reflect ORIGINAL ABSTRACT Folk Art MODERN Landscape Painting Horvath $189.00 Time Remaining: 15d 9h 48m Buy It Now for only: $189.00 |
 Gercken READY TO HANG Original Oil Painting TUMUT RIVER Australian Landscape $189.00 Time Remaining: 23d 17h 10m Buy It Now for only: $189.00 |
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 Gercken RIVER GUM EUCALYPTUS TREES ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE $158.00 Time Remaining: 1d 8h 26m |
 Gercken RIVER GUM EUCALYPTUS TREE ORIGINAL OIL PAINTING AUSTRALIAN LANDSCAPE $158.00 Time Remaining: 8d 8h 27m |
 Cape Cod Artist Original Acrylic Painting Marsh River Thick Wrapped canvas 14x14 $175.00 Time Remaining: 28d 8h 16m Buy It Now for only: $175.00 |
 John Gavrilis Original Photograph Mounted w Mat Happy Isles Merced River $150.00 Time Remaining: 7d 25m Buy It Now for only: $150.00 |
 RVirbickas original oil on canvas NEAR THE RIVER $179.50 Time Remaining: 25d 2h 27m Buy It Now for only: $179.50 |
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Recreational Guide: the Colorado River
Colorado River Geography
The Colorado River is the main river in southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico. The actual headwaters of the river are located in Rocky Mountain National Park. The river flows through Wyoming, Colorado, Utah, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and Mexico. The river is approximately 1,450 mi (2,330 km) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains.
The Colorado River begins at an elevation of about 9,000 feet. Many other rivers flow into the Colorado River, adding to its volume and size. The river begins by flowing through Lake Granby along what is currently Highway 40. Shortly after Kremmling, the Eagle River meets up with the Colorado River. Then, after flowing through Glenwood Springs, the Roaring Fork River converges with the Colorado River. Past Grand Junctions, CO, the Gunnision river meets the Colorado river and flows into Utah and Westwater Canyon. After flowing through the Moab area, the Colorado River meets with the large Green River, forming a huge confluence of water. From there, the river flows into Lake Powell and Glen Canyon Dam. As the river flows down into Arizona, it is met by the Paria River and the Little Colorado River. Once it meets the Little Colorado, the river begins its decent into the Grand Canyon. Near Nevada, the river form another confluence with the Virgin River, flowing into Lake Mead. Finally, continuing south the river meets the Gila River and flows through southern California, forming the border between Baja California and Sonora. By then, the river has dwindled down to a small stream due to heavy irrigation usage in the southern regions. By the end of the flow, it is at sea level.
The Colorado River drains 242,900 sq mi (629,100 km²). Total flows of the river range, depending on the season and rainfall. The river levels can be anywhere from 20,000 cubic feet per second (570 m³/s) in droughts to 1,000,000 ft³/s (28,000 m³/s) in severe floods. The average flow of the total river before diversion is 42,600 ft³/s (1206 m³/s). Since dams have been put in place along the river, it is rare that extreme flooding occurs. The dams were constructed for making electricity and can control river flow. It is interesting to note that at full flow, more runoff volume exists in the Colorado River than any other in North America except the Mississippi and the Columbia.
Colorado River History
The Colorado River was originally named Rio Colorado or "Red River" by the Spanish. Originally, the river looked redish-brown from its natural flow through the deserts and mountain regions. But with the addition of Glen Dam, the water comes from the bottom of the lake, and appears more blue-green color. Before the dam, the river would carry 500,000 tons of silt and sediment per day through the Grand Canyon.
The river has constantly run from its natural headwater location in the Rocky Mountains down to the Gulf of Mexico for a very long time. However, it had previously altered its course at various times, such as 1884 and 1891, where it abandoned its former course through Mexican territory to the Sea of Cortez.
In 1904 it again diverted its course into a diversion canal just below Yuma, AZ. At this point the river re-created a large inland sea in the same area it had inundated before. As a result, in 1907 it was effectively dammed and returned to its original course.
Colorado River Rafting and Recreation
The Colorado River is so long and large that it offers plenty of opportunity for white water rafting and river trips. Most of the whitewater rafting opportunities are in Southern Utah and the Grand Canyon in Arizona.
Moab, Utah and surrounding regions are home to world famous rafting destinations such as Westwater Canyon and Cataract Canyon. Cataract Canyon is where the Green River meets with the Colorado River and the river and rapid increase significantly in size.
The most notable and popular stretch of the Colorado River is of course the Grand Canyon. Rafting vacations in the Grand Canyon are truly unique experiences. The large volume and colder temperature of the Colorado River lends toward larger pontoon style white water rafting, rather than rowing. The larger boats can carry more people, have a small rear-mounted motor, and support more weight and gear. Usually white water rafting trips on the Colorado River through the Grand Canyon run anywhere from 2-7 days long.
About the Author
Ryan Hutchings is the Executive Director for Rafting America, the top white water rafting organization in the world. He works closely with rafting outfitters and various outdoor companies specializing in marketing strategy.