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October 9, 2019

Proposals would dam Little Colorado River for hydropower

  • Water, engineering, geology, environmental and cultural studies would take up to three years and cost up to $18 million.
  • By FELICIA FONSECA
    Associated Press

    FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. — The Little Colorado River cuts across the northeast corner of Arizona, emptying its waters into the much-larger Colorado River after a more than 330-mile journey.

    Few people wander in the remote region where it crosses the Navajo Nation, aside from river rafters traveling through the Grand Canyon, tribal members and occasional hikers.


     
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