Above the Colorado River | Maverick Helicopters

Flowing from the heights of the Rocky Mountains in Colorado, the Colorado River winds its way west and south for 1,450 miles until it meets the Gulf of California in northwestern Mexico. Remarkably, it traverses through 15 dams and 11 national parks and monuments, journeying through seven distinct states: Colorado, New Mexico, Utah, Wyoming, Arizona, California, and Nevada!

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[bobbyg]

I live in Texas and we have our own Colorado River! Goes through Austin and many towns on its way to the Gulf at Matagorda Bay.

[dieselfrk]

15 wow I hope they put some fish stairs in!

[henryjanicky]

Before emptied into ocean, we should grubb as much water as possible for irrigation

[joepurshock]

Looks like the Maverick trucking co. Logo.

[gregengland]

Yeah, in California it looks like a ditch. People take nearly every drop of water out of that thing.

[vanringo]

They need to remove all of the dams and let the river flow again.

[dps]

Not true The Colorado River does not end up in the Gulf of California and you know why because the river dries up well before it gets there because of the 15 dams and how much water is used for irrigation chemical manufacturing and making an Oasis out of a desert It's called Las Vegas.

[subirmajumdar]

Colorado river was a massive river. Now it is a dying river from over exploitation, losing about 2% of water volume every year.

[donhagerty]

WHAT I WOULD LIKE TO KNOW IS WHY IS THERE A SECTION OF THAT RIVER THAT IS PROHIBITED BY THIS GOVERNMENT FOR PEOPLE TO TRAVEL ON.

[joshfuqua]

How is the chopper staying in the air? Those blades are going pretty slow. Are there thermals around the dam?

[SilentRacer]

I thought the maverick is supposed to have 2 blades… the frogger has 4, what’s going on here?!?😂

[tylerbuckley]

Well technically it starts in green river wyoming thats where John Wesley Powell started his journy through the grand canyon its only one part where that river starts

[uppercut]

Colorado River is intended for everybody to use... quit hogging it California