Editing Imperial County, California (section)

===Colorado River===
The [[Colorado River]] streams through the southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico, approximately {{convert|1,450|mi|km}} long, draining a part of the arid regions on the western slope of the [[Rocky Mountains]]. The natural course of the river flows from north of Grand Lake, Colorado, into the [[Gulf of California]]. For many months out of the year, however, no water actually flows from the United States to the gulf, due to human use.<ref>{{cite journal|last1= Rubio-Velázquez|first1= Javier|last2= Loaiciga|first2= Hugo A.|last3= Lopez-Carr|first3= David|date= March 2, 2023|title= Human-Induced Resource Scarcity in the Colorado River Basin and Its Implications for Water Supply and the Environment in the Mexicali Valley Transboundary Aquifer|url= https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/24694452.2022.2162477|journal= Annals of the American Association of Geographers|volume= 113|issue= 5|pages= 1172–1189|doi= 10.1080/24694452.2022.2162477|bibcode= 2023AAAG..113.1172R|s2cid= 257326957|access-date=April 20, 2023}}</ref> The river is a popular destination for water sports, including fishing, boating, water skiing, and jet skiing.<ref name="river">{{cite web|url=http://www.visityuma.com/things.html |title=Things to Do in Yuma |access-date=August 5, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090713232428/http://www.visityuma.com/things.html |archive-date=July 13, 2009 }}</ref>