The Bear River is a 22.7-mile-long (36.5 km)[2] tributary of the Yampa River. Its source is in the Flat Tops Wilderness above Stillwater Reservoir in Garfield County, Colorado. The Bear River flows northeast into Routt County and joins the Yampa River just east of the town of Yampa.
| Bear River[1] | |
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_source.jpg) Source of Bear River in Flat Tops Wilderness | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 39°58′42″N 107°09′57″W / 39.97833°N 107.16583°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with Yampa River |
• coordinates | 40°09′30″N 106°53′59″W / 40.15833°N 106.89972°W |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Yampa—Green—Colorado |
See also
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References
edit- ^ "Bear River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 18, 2011
External links
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