Week 3 - Running Water

The Colorado River runs through many different landscapes, along its 1,450 mile expansion. The river mostly runs through canyons and valleys. Although on a map, the river appears to meander quite a bit, the chance of a flood in most areas is very low. Much of the reason why the river does not meander much is because it mostly flows through large canyons as appose to flat land or flood planes.  The Colorado River runs through 7 different U.S. states before flowing through Tijuana and discharging into the Gulf of Mexico. Over a period of nearly 2 billion years, the Colorado River is what formed the Grand Canyon that we know today. The walls for the Grand Canyon show many different water levels over the perennial span of time.