Near Boulder City in Clark County, Nevada — The American Mountains (Southwest)

The Colorado River

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 20, 2024

1. The Colorado River Marker

Inscription.

The Colorado River drains roughly 243,000 square miles and winds along a 1,450 mile course from Colorado to the Gulf of California. Diversion and dams along the Colorado River began in 1905, with the most recent completed in 1970. Numerous other dams and diversions occur on tributaries of the Colorado River.

The combined Colorado River watershed provides essential water to roughly 40 million people in California, Nevada, Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming and Mexico. The river support nearly every aspect of local economies including agriculture, tourism and generation of hydroelectric power.

Captions
Aerial View of Hoover Dam with a Portion of Lake Mead in the Background. Image Credit Bureau of Reclamation, Photographer Andrew Pernick.

Colorado River Basin. Image Credit Map courtesy Bureau of Reclamation

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Waterways & Vessels. A significant historical year for this entry is 1905.

Location. 35° 59.667′ N, 114° 47.953′ W. Marker is near Boulder City, Nevada, in Clark County. It is on Purple Heart Highway (Interstate 11), on the right when traveling north. The marker is located at the Robert L. Mendenhall Scenic Overlook. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Boulder City NV 89005, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Mojave Desert

and in Greater Las Vegas.

It is also in the American Southwest

and in the Mountain West.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once New Spain

and also Mexico’s Alta California.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other

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markers are within walking distance of this marker: Lake Mead National Recreation Area (here, next to this marker); Dam Completion (here, next to this marker); Boulder City (here, next to this marker); Origin of the Dam (here, next to this marker); Tunnel Construction (here, next to this marker); Boulder Dam! No! (here, next to this marker); Robert L. Mendenhall Scenic Overlook Obelisk (a few steps from this marker); Interstate 11 Project Team (a few steps from this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Boulder City.

Also see . . . Colorado River. (Submitted on August 18, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Tom Bosse, July 20, 2024

2. The Colorado River Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on September 25, 2024. It was originally submitted on August 18, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 18, 2024, by Tom Bosse of Jefferson City, Tennessee. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.