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Little Colorado River - Definition and Overview |
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The Little Colorado River is shown highlighted on a map of the United States
The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the Colorado River, approximately 315 mi (507 km) long, in the U.S. state of Arizona. The river provides the principal drainage for the Painted Desert.
It rises in eastern Arizona, in southeastern Apache County, and flows northwest, through a series of deep gorges, past the towns of St. Johns, Holbrook, and Winslow. It joins the Colorado in the Grand Canyon, approximately 70 mi (113 km) north of Flagstaff. Stream is dammed, forms Lyman L. (State Park), for irrigation 10 mi/16 km S of St. Johns.
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Example Usage of Colorado |
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ThePiz: the bar im at playing the scsu vs Colorado hockey game. imma a scsu ulumni. Go Huskies! |
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elleteezee: You. Are. Joking. RT @RadioLois: Eric Church at The Grizzly Rose, Denver, Colorado!! http://myloc.me/1KxHY |
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LyndelLittleton: For my Colorado friends. We had our first frost of the season last night. How's your weather? |
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