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| | The '''Colorado River''' is one of the longest rivers in the [[United States]], at about | | The '''Colorado River''' is one of the longest rivers in the [[United States]], at about |
| | 1450 mi (2330 km) long, and flows from the [[Rocky Mountains]] of northern | | 1450 mi (2330 km) long, and flows from the [[Rocky Mountains]] of northern |
| − | [[Colorado]], just west of the [[Continental Divide]], then primarily southwest through | + | [[Colorado]], just west of the Continental Divide, then primarily southwest through |
| | Colorado, [[Utah]], and [[Arizona]], then flows along the border between | | Colorado, [[Utah]], and [[Arizona]], then flows along the border between |
| | [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]], and Arizona and [[California]]; and continues through | | [[Nevada]] and [[Arizona]], and Arizona and [[California]]; and continues through |
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| | 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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| | + | Due in part to [[cannabis water theft]], the Colorado River is drying up. |
| | == 2022 Drought == | | == 2022 Drought == |
| | In August 2022, for the first time a "Tier 2" shortage was declared for the first time.<ref name="Fox">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/lake-mead-lake-powell-colorado-river-water-cuts-drought</ref> As a result releases from the "Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams, which created Lakes Powell and Mead, will be reduced again in 2023 due to declining reservoir levels."<ref name="Fox"/> | | In August 2022, for the first time a "Tier 2" shortage was declared for the first time.<ref name="Fox">https://www.foxweather.com/extreme-weather/lake-mead-lake-powell-colorado-river-water-cuts-drought</ref> As a result releases from the "Glen Canyon and Hoover Dams, which created Lakes Powell and Mead, will be reduced again in 2023 due to declining reservoir levels."<ref name="Fox"/> |