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The beginnings of the use of steamboats on the Colorado River came as the result of the founding of Fort Yuma during the Yuma War.Supplies had to be shipped over long distance from San Francisco to San Diego then overland through the Peninsular Ranges via Warner Pass to Depot Vallecito then 113 miles (182 km) across the arid Colorado Desert to the fort.
Mile 33.3 – Redwall Cavern – A very large alcove in the Redwall Sandstone at river level. Very popular stop for river trips. Redwall Cavern (Mile 33.3) Mile 35.0 – Nautiloid Canyon; Mile 36.0 – The Bridge of Sighs; this is one of the few Grand Canyon arches visible from the river. Mile 36.3 – 36 Mile Rapid (4)
Lees Ferry is located in northern Arizona, at the point where the Paria River joins the Colorado from the north. Lying in an open valley directly downstream from Glen Canyon and shortly above Marble Canyon (the uppermost section of the Grand Canyon), it is the only place in more than 260 miles (420 km) where the Colorado is not hemmed in by sheer canyon walls.
The James M. Robb – Colorado River State Park is a Colorado State Park along the Colorado River in Mesa County near Grand Junction, Colorado. The 890-acre (3.6 km 2) park established in 1994 has five distinct sections providing access to the river. The Island Acres segment has campsites and a swim beach.
Lake Austin is a part of Texas' Colorado River; it begins below Mansfield Dam and is principally fed by the outflow of Lake Travis. The lake meanders generally from northwest to southeast, with few significant tributaries ; the largest are Bull Creek , entering from the north near where Loop 360 spans the lake at the Pennybacker Bridge , and ...
San Francisco, July 1864, arrived at Colorado River Aug. 1864 Philadelphia Silver & Copper Mining Co., Pacific & Colorado Steam Navigation Co., Arizona Navigation Co., George A. Johnson & Company, Colorado Steam Navigation Company unknown 97' 22' 12" unknown - 120 tons Wrecked Sept. 1874, at Port Isabel Retta: stern 1900 Yuma unknown Yuma, 1900