出典:Wikipedia
出典:『Wikipedia』 (2011/07/24 03:01 UTC 版)
The Colorado River, Mojave language 'Aha Kwahwat, Spanish: Río Colorado (Red River or Red-like River), is a river in the Southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately 2,330 kilometers (1,450 mi) long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the Rocky Mountains. The watershed of the Colorado River covers 637,000 km2 (246,000 sq mi) in parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states. The natural course of the river flows from the Continental Divide at La Poudre Pass in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, into the Gulf of California between the Baja California peninsula and mainland Mexico.