About the Colorado RiverThere is a Colorado River that flows through Arizona, Utah, and other western states. Ours is the “other” Colorado River—the Texas Colorado River. But here, we just call it the “Colorado River.”
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Hoover Dam, spanning the Arizona-Nevada border about 30 miles southeast of Las Vegas, is the most-visited dam in the world, counting some 7 million tourists a year.
Results indicate the Colorado may not be as deep as previously thought. Matt Kaplinski is a geologist at Northern Arizona University and leads the survey project. His data show the median depth of the river is just 25 feet—with the deepest point recorded so far at a little over 87 feet above Phantom Ranch.
What happens if Lake Mead dries up forever? If Lake Mead were to run out of water, the Hoover Dam would no longer be able to generate power or provide water to surrounding cities and farms. The Colorado River would essentially stop flowing, and the Southwest would be in a major water crisis.