The Little Colorado River begins in the White Mountains of Arizona on the slopes of Mount Baldy and flows northwest where it meets the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The watershed is comprised of approximately 26,964 square miles in northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico (Arizona Department of Water Resources 1989). Over 69% of the watershed is managed by the Federal government while 21% of the watershed is privately owned. The Navajo Nation occupies the greatest portion of the public lands. The waters of the Little Colorado River and its watershed have many values; these include endangered fish, recreation, industry, irrigation, and sites sacred to Native-Americans. Published in Riparian Management: Common Threads [...]
Summary
The Little Colorado River begins in the White Mountains of Arizona on the slopes of Mount Baldy and flows northwest where it meets the Colorado River in Grand Canyon National Park. The watershed is comprised of approximately 26,964 square miles in northeast Arizona and northwest New Mexico (Arizona Department of Water Resources 1989). Over 69% of the watershed is managed by the Federal government while 21% of the watershed is privately owned. The Navajo Nation occupies the greatest portion of the public lands. The waters of the Little Colorado River and its watershed have many values; these include endangered fish, recreation, industry, irrigation, and sites sacred to Native-Americans.
Published in Riparian Management: Common Threads and Shared Interests. A western regional conference on river management strategies, on pages 283 - 289, in 1993.
