Bear River (Colorado)
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The Bear River is a 22.7 miles (36.5 km) 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
.
Tributary
A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...
of the Yampa River
Yampa River
The Yampa River is a tributary of the Green River, approximately 250 mi long, in the U.S. state of Colorado. It's located in the Southwestern United States...
. Its source is in the Flat Tops Wilderness above Stillwater Reservoir in Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County, Colorado
Garfield County is the eighth most extensive and the twelfth most populous of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 43,791 at U.S. Census 2000. The county is named in honor of United States President James A. Garfield...
. The Bear River flows northeast into Routt County
Routt County, Colorado
Routt County is the 15th most extensive of the 64 counties of the state of Colorado of the United States. The county population was 19,690 at U.S. Census 2000. The county seat is Steamboat Springs.- History :...
and joins the Yampa River just east of the town of Yampa
Yampa, Colorado
Yampa is a Statutory Town in Routt County, Colorado, United States. The population was 443 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Yampa is located at ....
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