Sharing its name with the longest river entirely within one state, its course is marked by a number of national parks including Dead Horse Point and Arches National Park. Its lower part was explored by Hernando Alarcon, and silt deposited by it has caused the formation of th
Sharing its name with the longest river entirely within one state, its course is marked by a number of national parks including Dead Horse Point and Arches National Park. Its lower part was explored by Hernando Alarcon, and silt deposited by it has caused the formation of the Salton Sea. Early on, it flows through the Kewunechee Valley and Lake Granby, but its more famous tributaries are the Paria, the Virgin, the Gunnison, and the Gila rivers. For 10 points, identify this river that flows through the Grand Canyon, which is named for the state in which its headwaters lie in the Rocky Mountains.
Sharing its name with the longest river entirely within one state, its course is marked by a number of national parks including Dead Horse Point and Arches National Park.
{Colorado} River