The Rio Grande Rift is not just the canyon, or gorge, that holds the river, but an area of more than 160,000 square miles reaching from central Colorado almost to Big Bend National Park in Texas Taos Plateau is part of this 'rift system' and lies in the San Luis Basin, which is nearly a hundred miles long and about fortyseven miles wide For over 1,000 miles, the Rio Grande flows to create the boundary between the US and Mexico and over 1/4 of that distance is located within Big Bend alone Flickr/manueb 69 miles of the river are part of the National Wild and Scenic RiversRio Grande Facts Rio Grande Facts The Rio Grande is the fourth longest river in the United States, flowing approximately 1,6 miles from Colorado to the Gulf of Mexico, forming part of the USMexican border along the way Because its length is debated it is either North America's fourth or fifth longest river
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