Upper Colorado River, CO
Upper Colorado River west of Hot Sulphur Springs, CO.
Fraser River, CO
Students take a class in water quality monitoring onn the Fraser River, CO
Colorado River, UT
Colorado River near Fisher Tpwers and Castle Valley, Ut, NE of Moab.
Green River , CO
Crop harvest, Olathe, CO
Workers harvest Olathe sweet corn south of Grand Junction. The Colorado and Gunnison rivers have turned this area into a productive farm belt.
Onion harvest, Olathe, CO
Workers harvest Olathe onions south of Grand Junction. The Colorado and Gunnison rivers have turned this area into a productive farm belt.
Peaches, Palisades, CO
Peach groves irrigated by the CO River water.
Palisades, CO
Peach groves and other crops irrigated by the CO River water, Government Highline Canal, Palisades, CO.
Grand Valley Dam, Palisades, CO
Grand Valley Diversion Dam, is one of the largest diversions on the CO River, Palisades, CO.
Alfalfa farmer, Grand Junction, CO
Alfalfa farming is big business in the Grand Valley, made posible by diverted Colorado River Water.
Green Mountain Reservoir, CO
Part of the water stored for Grand Valley Water Users is in Green Mountain Reservoir. Dangerously low in 2018.
Morelos Dam, MX
The remaining natural flow of the CO River is diverted in Mexico at the Morelos Dam. The historic channel below the dam is dry.
CO River Delta, MX
The CO River once flowed into the Gulf of CA. Now it is an abstract landscape of salt, old channels and tidal flows.
Imperial Valley, CA
The All American Canal supplies water from the CO River to the Imperial Valley. Industrial farming in the desert.
Salton Sea, CA
The Salton Sea gets runoff water from farming in the Imperial valley.
Agriculture, Pinal County, AZ
Cotton growing in Pinal Coutny, AZ.
Hoover Dam, Lake Mead, NV
The Hoover Dam controls the water allocation to Arizona and California, and Lake Mead is at extremely low levels due to lower inflows.
St. George, UT
St. George, UT, uses much of its water to support the many golf courses and developments springing up in the desert.
