The Colorado River is a vital source of drinking water for nearly 40 million people and supplies countless farms across a parched landscape. Cutting through nearly 1,500 miles of mountains and deserts, the Colorado's small size belies the fact that it is one of the most intensively managed and litigated rivers in the world. That makes this river perfect for exploring many of the concepts we've covered already in our course.
4.1 Geographic and Physical Overview of the Colorado River Basin
4.2 History of Development of the Colorado River Basin
4.3 Climate and the Colorado River Basin Past, Present, and Future
4.4 The Colorado River Basin Water Supply and Demand Study
4.5 Physical Attributes of the Colorado River and Experimental Flows in the Grand Canyon
