NPS: What river runs through the Grand Canyon?

Natalie Portman
By Natalie Portman 1 Min Read

What river runs through the Grand Canyon?

Most of the flow of the Colorado River through Grand Canyon originates in the Rocky Mountain region. From its origin to its mouth in the Gulf of California, many hands have claimed the Colorado waters for such purposes as irrigation and water supply.

What river runs through the Grand Canyon?

Mississippi River
Colorado River
Hudson River
Amazon River

The Answer: The correct answer is Colorado River.

What two rivers meet in the Grand Canyon?
But deep in a remote corner of the Navajo Nation in Northern Arizona, there is a part of the canyon that few people ever see, the Confluence, where the Colorado and the Little Colorado Rivers meet, a place considered sacred by the Navajos, who have deep ties to the land.

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