Colorado Home to Headwaters of Seven Major Rivers

Trivia
on April 27, 2003

At least seven major rivers have their headwaters in Colorado. East of the Continental Divide, the Rio Grande, North Platte, South Platte, Arkansas, Cache la Poudre, and Republican rivers flow toward the Atlantic Ocean. On the west side, the Colorado River flows toward the Pacific Ocean. Milner Pass contains the headwaters for both the Colorado and the Cache la Poudre, so water there actually flows in opposite directions, to both oceans.

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