Southeast Colorado River Watershed
- Major cities include Blanding, Monticello, Moab, and La Sal.
- Most of the land in this watershed is Indian Reservation or federally owned.
- Land uses include mining, agriculture, grazing, and recreation.
- Recreational opportunities include: Glen Canyon National Recreation Area, Canyonlands National Park, Natural Bridges National Monument, and Arches National Park and National Forest lands.
Colorado River
San Juan River
The San Juan River is a major tributary to the Colorado. It is 383 miles longs with an average discharge of 2,200 cubic feet per second. It originates in the Southern Rocky Mountains in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico and empties into Lake Powell. It is a popular river for rafting, fly fishing, and sight seeing.
The San Juan River is a major tributary to the Colorado. It is 383 miles longs with an average discharge of 2,200 cubic feet per second. It originates in the Southern Rocky Mountains in Southern Colorado and Northern New Mexico and empties into Lake Powell. It is a popular river for rafting, fly fishing, and sight seeing.
Lake Powell
Lake Powell
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River. The Glen Canyon Dam, located in Arizona, was completed on September 13, 1963 and it took 11 years for the lake to reach its high water mark. It covers an area of 254.1 square miles and has a mean depth of 131 feet. Lake Powell was named after John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran who explored the Colorado river in 1869.
Lake Powell is a reservoir on the Colorado River. The Glen Canyon Dam, located in Arizona, was completed on September 13, 1963 and it took 11 years for the lake to reach its high water mark. It covers an area of 254.1 square miles and has a mean depth of 131 feet. Lake Powell was named after John Wesley Powell, a one-armed Civil War veteran who explored the Colorado river in 1869.
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