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<br />.. <br /> <br />- r'-;:' <br />t. . ~ I (", <br />t.t..- <br /> <br />8 <br /> <br />PHYSIOGRAPmC FEA'l'L'RES. <br /> <br />The Colorado Fiver is formed by the ju.~ction of the <br /> <br />Grand. and Grenr. rivers in southeastern Utah. The Gra.;1d, <br /> <br />which by reason of its volume may be considered tha uppor <br /> <br />'1\ <br /> <br />continuation of the =in strea-n aYld is also in an approximate <br /> <br />alicnment tbsrevith, ris3s in northaastcrn Colorado and has <br /> <br />a length above its junction of about 450 ~iles. It3 pril1ci- <br /> <br />pal tributaries arc frazer, Blue, Eagle, ~illiams, and <br /> <br />Roaring Forks =d the Gunnison River. <br /> <br />The Green is the lor~ast branch, rises in the ITind <br /> <br />River mountains of Wyoming, flo~s in a southerly direction <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />into Utah and tr.an turns aas~1ard flowing into Colorado and <br /> <br />tack into Utah, and has .:J, length of abo'J.t 700 miles from <br /> <br />its source to its mouth at tb~ junction ~ith the Grrold. <br /> <br />Its principal tributaries are Blacks Fork, Henrys Fork, <br /> <br />Ya~a, Ashley Cr~~k, Duchesne River, White River. Minnie <br /> <br />!rJaud Cr6ak. Price River and San Jl;;,.fael River. <br /> <br />The length of the Colorado from tho junction 0': the <br /> <br />Green and the Grand to the Gulf of Calif'ornia is about <br /> <br />1050 miles, thus making, Ivith tha continuation of the <br /> <br />(*Foot notel. Rocent ac~iQC- of the United StUt0s and of <br />COlorado =d Utah has changed tha name from <br />"Grandu ~,v nColorado. II <br /> <br />.. <br /> <br />" <br />