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The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour. Roughly 40 million people, including all of Las Vegas (which also uses groundwater), depend on this river.
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[[Mexico]], emptying into the [[Gulf of California]]. It passes through several Lakes  
 
[[Mexico]], emptying into the [[Gulf of California]]. It passes through several Lakes  
 
and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>
 
and dams, most notably Glen Canyon Dam and [[Hoover Dam]],<ref>http://www.usbr.gov/lc/hooverdam/</ref> and also runs through the [[Grand Canyon]].<ref>http://www.nps.gov/grca/</ref>
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==Water flow==
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The water flow of the Colorado River can be 800 million gallons per hour.  Roughly 40 million people, including all of [[Las Vegas]] (which also uses groundwater), depend on this river.
    
==Old name==
 
==Old name==
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The Colorado River used to be called the "Grand River",<ref>http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MAP/1872West/colorado.htm Map from 1872 showing the "Grand River" in Colorado</ref> until 1921, when it got its current name.<ref>http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20031223/OPINION/312230302</ref> Because it flowed through the [[Grand Canyon]], it also gave the name "Grand" to several other towns, including [[Grand Junction]] and [[Grand County, Colorado]].
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The Colorado River used to be called the "Grand River,"<ref>http://www.memoriallibrary.com/MAP/1872West/colorado.htm Map from 1872 showing the "Grand River" in Colorado</ref> until 1921, when it got its current name.<ref>http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20031223/OPINION/312230302</ref> Because it flowed through the [[Grand Canyon]], it also gave the name "Grand" to several other towns, including [[Grand Junction]] and [[Grand County, Colorado]].
    
== References==
 
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