How deep is the colorado river?

Grand Canyon Length The Grand Canyon, as the course of the Colorado River twists through it, is 277 miles in length from end to end. Connector. Grand Canyon Width Its narrowest width, at Marble Canyon, is only 600 yards across. In contrast, its average width from rim to rim is 10 miles across. read more

Navigation on the Colorado River was dangerous because of the shallow channel and flow variations, so the first sternwheeler on the river, the Colorado of 1855, was designed to carry 60 short tons (54 t) while drawing less than 2 feet (0.6 m) of water. read more