Colorado River

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Colorado River: References & Edit History

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Article Contributors

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Article History

Type	Description	Contributor	Date
	Modified link of Web site: Southern Nevada Water Authority - Colorado River.	Thinley Kalsang Bhutia	Feb 23, 2018
	Media added.	Jeff Wallenfeldt	Feb 20, 2015
	Add new Web site: Southern Nevada Water Authority - Colorado River.	Grace Young	Jan 12, 2014
	Article added to new online database.	The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica	Jul 20, 1998