The chief surveyor of the Colorado River System was
A)John Wesley Powell.
B)Robert Metcalfe.
C)William "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
D)Ferdinand V. Hayden.

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John Wesley Powell is renowned for his pioneering 1869 expedition down the Green and Colorado Rivers, which included the first known passage through the Grand Canyon, making him a key figure in the early surveying and exploration of the Colorado River System.

The Chief Surveyor of the Colorado River System Was