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Colorado River Raft Tour - the Little Colorado River

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~ Mile 61.5: The Little Colorado River is colored blue by a high concentration of dissolved mineral material. The Little Colorado River is supplied by the discharge of seventy major perennial springs - springs that produce more than 10 gallons per minute (Arizona Department of Water Resources, 2009).The river turns a dirty reddish brown from suspended sediments during floods.

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