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The Fort Mohave Land Act of 1960 saw the transfer of 15,000 acres (6,100 ha) of federal land in the Laughlin Big Bend area to the Colorado River Commission of Nevada. The commission transferred 2,100 acres (850 ha) to the Nevada Division of State Parks in 1991, which resulted in establishment of Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area.
Laughlin (/ ˈ l ɔː f. l ɪ n /) is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Nevada, United States. [2] Laughlin lies 90 miles (140 km) south of Las Vegas, in the far southern tip of Nevada. As a resort town, it is known for its gaming and water recreation. As of the 2020 census, the population was 8,658. [3]
Big Bend of the Colorado State Recreation Area: Clark: 2,093 847: 500 150: 1996: Overlooks the Colorado River within the town limits of Laughlin. Cathedral Gorge State Park: Lincoln: 1,756 711: 4,819 1,469: 1935: Showcases a gorge with soft bentonite walls eroded into dramatic spires. Cave Lake State Park: White Pine: 4,063 1,644: 7,198 2,194: 1973
The Colorado River (Spanish: Río Colorado) is one of the principal rivers (along with the Rio Grande) in the Southwestern United States and in northern Mexico. The 1,450-mile-long (2,330 km) river, the 5th longest in the United States, drains an expansive, arid watershed that encompasses parts of seven U.S. states and two Mexican states.
On June 28, 2021, weather stations at the Sol Duc River near Forks and the Mayfield Power Plant in Lewis County recorded temps of 118 degrees, tying the previous record reached in 1928 and 1961 ...
Lake Mead National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area in Southeastern Nevada and Northwestern Arizona.Operated by the National Park Service, Lake Mead NRA follows the Colorado River corridor from the westernmost boundary of Grand Canyon National Park to just north of the cities of Laughlin, Nevada and Bullhead City, Arizona.
Southern California's water district installs a quake-resistant pipe along the Colorado River Aqueduct to prevent a major spill. California's water from Colorado River could be crippled by a big ...
The river's first diversion is here at its headwater. The Grand Ditch redirects water from the Never Summer Mountains, which would have flowed into the Colorado River, to instead flow across the divide through La Poudre Pass to irrigate farmland to the east. Near the source of the Colorado River in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado