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The Colorado River delta marsh at the head of Lake Havasu, AZ and CA

By Geology, Minerals, Energy, and Geophysics Science Center
River flanked by abundant green vegetation with a backdrop of rugged and barren mountains.
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The lower Colorado River supports a verdant delta at the upper end of Lake Havasu, a reservoir on the Arizona-California border. Lake Havasu filled in 1938 following the completion of Parker Dam.

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