Water in the American West

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The American West has many magnificent rivers and lakes including the Colorado River, Rio Grande, San Juan River, Chama River, Little Colorado River, Gunnison River, East River and Green River.

  • Spring runoff from the snow-melt cascades over a cliff. North Clear Creek Falls near Creede, Colorado.
  • Grand Falls on the Little Colorado River in Arizona.
  • The Gunnison River in Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park
  • The Colorado River and Marble Canyon near Page, Arizona.
  • Horseshoe Bend on the Chama River near the village of Abiquiu, New Mexico.
  • Sunset over the Taos Box and Picuris Peak. Rio Grande River Gorge near Taos, New Mexico.
  • Moon set over the Rio Grande in Colorado's San Luis Valley.
  • The Colorado River and Unkar Delta viewed from Lipan Point. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
  • Sunset on Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison, Colorado.
  • The Colorado River as viewed from the bottom of the Grand Canyon near Phantom Ranch. In the distance is the "Black" bridge crossing the river from the South Kaibab Trail.
  • The confluence of Bright Angel Creek and the Colorado River. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
  • Black Canyon of the Gunnison National Park. Near Montrose, Colorado.
  • The Colorado River in Marble Canyon. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona.
  • The Rio Grande (river) in the San Luis Valley of southern Colorado. In the distance is the Blanca Massif and Mount Blanca.
  • Sunset on the rim of the Rio Grande River Gorge near Taos, New Mexico.
  • Early morning fog rises above the San Juan River near Bluff, Utah.
  • Goosenecks State Park. Goosenecks of the San Juan near Mexican Hat, Utah.
  • Looking down the San Juan River towards the Raplee Anticline near Mexican Hat, Utah.
  • The Colorado River in Marble Canyon, Arizona.
  • The Colorado River and Chuar Butte, viewed from Desert View at the east entrance to Grand Canyon National Park. In the distance, on the horizon, are the Vermillion Cliffs.
  • Sunrise on Horseshoe Bend and the Colorado River. Near Page, Arizona.
  • Sunset on Blue Mesa Reservoir near Gunnison, Colorado.
  • Medano Creek, Great Sand Dunes National Park & Preserve.
  • Horseshoe Bend on the Colorado River, near Page, Arizona.
  • Fall color along the Rio Grande. Orilla Verde Recreation Area near Pilar, New Mexico.
  • The view from the bridge over the Rio Grande Gorge near Taos, New Mexico.
  • The Rio Grande river near Pilar, New Mexico.
  • A waterfall in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness near Taos, New Mexico
  • A waterfall in the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, near Taos, New Mexico.