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- noun a large plateau to the south and west of the Rocky Mountains; abuts mountains on the north and east and ends in an escarpment overlooking lowlands to the south and west; the Grand Canyon is carved out of the southwestern corner
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The greatest threat to wildlife on the Colorado Plateau is the destruction of native fish by dam-building and other forms of development.
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The Colorado Plateau is the only area in the United States and Canada where large mountain rivers run through exposed sandstone.
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And scientists say they are also understanding for the first time the deep connections between the dust's main source - a vast high-desert region called the Colorado Plateau, which stretches through four states and is home to national parks like the Grand Canyon and Arches - and the economic, environmental and demographic life in cities and suburbs far removed.
NYT > Home Page By KIRK JOHNSON 2011
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And scientists say they are also understanding for the first time the deep connections between the dust's main source - a vast high-desert region called the Colorado Plateau, which stretches through four states and is home to national parks like the Grand Canyon and Arches - and the economic, environmental and demographic life in cities and suburbs far removed.
NYT > Global Home By KIRK JOHNSON 2011
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And it's a great challenge, but it's one of the main aquifers for the Colorado Plateau, which is the place where the water can be found, if you could find the crack systems.
NPR Topics: News 2011
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Colorado Plateau tree-ring records reveal severe droughts between 1564 and 1600 and again from 1868 to 1892.
Brian Fagan: John Wesley Powell Was Right Brian Fagan 2011
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Colorado Plateau tree-ring records reveal severe droughts between 1564 and 1600 and again from 1868 to 1892.
Brian Fagan: John Wesley Powell Was Right Brian Fagan 2011
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And because the river drains the Colorado Plateau, largely made of soft, easily eroded sandstone, the Colorado's sediment load is much more than that of any other large river in the U.S., up to one pound for every 30 gallons.
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In the U.S., persistent drought on the Colorado Plateau has so significantly lowered water levels in the Colorado River and Lake Mead that Hoover Dam is fast approaching the day when it will no longer produce any power.
J. Carl Ganter: Cancun Climate Negotiators Anticipate Scant Progress J. Carl Ganter 2010
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In the U.S., persistent drought on the Colorado Plateau has so significantly lowered water levels in the Colorado River and Lake Mead that Hoover Dam is fast approaching the day when it will no longer produce any power.
J. Carl Ganter: Cancun Climate Negotiators Anticipate Scant Progress J. Carl Ganter 2010
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