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Raging Rapids In some parts of the Colorado River, huge rapids swirl through canyons. Brave people like to raft down the white-water rapids. Hold tight!

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Concrete Canyon This is the Hoover Dam. It's on the Arizona-Nevada
border. It is the tallest concrete dam in the United States. The river below the dam is now a trickle, compared to what it once was.

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Drying Up The Colorado River no longer runs all the way to the sea. The river turns to a dried, cracked mud plain before reaching the Gulf of California.

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