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Colorado — Mother of Rivers
1. N. Platte
2. Yampa
3. White
Wyoming
Utah
Nevada
1
2
3
7. Arkansas
8. S. Platte
9. Republican
Illinois
8
4
7
5
Iowa
Nebraska
4. Colorado
5. Animas
6. Rio Grande
6
9
Kansas
Kentucky
Missouri
California
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Arkansas
Mississippi
Texas
Louisiana
Colorado is often referred to as “The Mother of Rivers” because so many rivers get their
start in our mountains, and very little water flows into the state.
Can you name the 18 U.S. states that depend on water from Colorado’s mountains?
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