Little Colorado River - Grand Canyon

You may be Impressed And Confused At The Same Time, Little Colorado River - Grand Canyon

The Little Colorado River is a tributary of the Colorado River in the U.S. state of Arizona, providing the principal drainage from the Painted Desert region. Together with its major tributary, the Puerco River, it drains an area of about 26,500 square miles (69,000 km2) in eastern Arizona and western New Mexico. Although it stretches almost 340 miles (550 km), only the headwaters and the lowermost reaches flow year-round. Between St. Johns and Cameron, most of the river is a wide, braided wash, only containing water after heavy snowmelt or flash flooding.

• Country United States

• States Arizona, New Mexico

• Region Apache County

• Part of Colorado River

• Tributaries

•  - left Silver Creek

•  - right Zuni River, Puerco River

• Primary source West Fork Little Colorado River

•  - location Mount Baldy, White Mountains

•  - elevation 10,000 ft (3,048 m)

• Secondary source East Fork Little Colorado River