The Colorado River, one of the greatest natural wonders of the world, is a river of many different extremes, from the barren deserts of Mexico to the huge mountains of Colorado. This great river is born about 10,000 feet in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado and flows southwest for 1,470 miles to the Gulf of California (Sea of Cortez) in Mexico. It is the international boundary for 17 miles between Arizona and Mexico. Before the construction of a …showed first 75 words of 1141 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1141 total…is a great piece of nature. It supplies most of the southwest with power, food and recreation. It is important to realize that the history of this river in order to better understand it’s workings and how to learn from our past mistakes. We must conserve it’s natural beauty and fight to protect it from further development, other wise we will lose it for ever and our environment will never be the same.