5001

• UCREFRP Catalog Number: 5001
• Author: Nicola, S. J.
• Title: Fisheries Problems Associated With the Development of the Lower Colorado River.
• USFW Year: 1981.
• USFW - Doc Type: \
• Copyright Material: YES

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TABLE 1. Characteristics of the Colorado and Nile Rivers.
Characteristic Colorado Nile
Length (km) 2,250 6,690
Drainage basin (km2) 6.27 x 105 3.35 x 106
Discharge (hm3) 17,500 93,000
Gradient (m/km) 1.02 0.7 x 10-4
Source Rocky Mountains Mountains surrounding
40° N lat. Rift Valley
2° 18' S lat.
Delta
Silt content (ppm)
Salinity (ppm)
Acreage irrigated (ha)
Gulf of California
31° 40' N lat.
2,600
115f30
1.05 x 106
Mediterranean-Sea
31° N lat.
1,600
170
1.25 x 106