Query: G.N.I.S.

See also: Colorado River.

Lowest elevation in AZ at 70 feet near Yuma, AZ. Lowest elevation in NV at 479 feet near Clark, NV. Heads at La Poudre Pass Lake, Colorado and flows southwest through Utah and Lake Powell, then generally W through the Grand Canyon AZ, turning south at Lake Meade forming partial boundary's between AZ, NV, and CA before continuing generally south into Mexico to join the Gulf of California. Mexico should be the first Country/state in the County list, will be changed later.

Literature Referring To This Location:

• Roskowski, Jennifer A., P. Jonathan Patchett, Jon E. Spencer, Philip A. Pearthree, David L. Dettman, James E. Faulds, and Amanda C. Reynolds. 2010. A late Miocene–early Pliocene chain of lakes fed by the Colorado River: Evidence from Sr, C, and O isotopes of the Bouse Formation and related units between Grand Canyon and the Gulf of California. GSA Bulletin. 122(9/10):1625-1636. {TAS-pdf}
• Spencer, Jon E., and Philip A. Pearthree. 2005. Abrupt Initiation of the Colorado River and Initial Incision of the Grand Canyon. Arizona Geology. 35(4):1-4. {TAS-pdf}

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Date and time this article was prepared:8:15:23 AM, 7/13/2024.