Yampa River
| Yampa River | ||
.jpg) Mouth of the Yampa River (brown) into the Green River (green) |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 169566 | |
| location | Colorado (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| source | in Routt National Forest 40 ° 9 ′ 30 ″ N , 106 ° 53 ′ 59 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Dinosaur National Monument in the Green River Coordinates: 40 ° 31 ′ 44 ″ N , 108 ° 59 ′ 3 ″ W 40 ° 31 ′ 44 ″ N , 108 ° 59 ′ 3 ″ W |
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| Mouth height |
1548 m
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| length | 402 km | |
The Yampa River is a 402 km long tributary of the Green River in the US state of Colorado and belongs to the river system of the Colorado River .
The Yampa River rises in northwest Colorado in the Routt National Forest in southeast Garfield County and then flows northeast. At Steambot Springs it makes a turn and now flows west. The Elk River flows into the Yampa River near the village of Milner . It then flows through the Williams Fork Mountains . At Craig , the Little Snake River flows into the river after 150 miles. Within the Dinosaur National Monument , the Yampa River flows into the Green River.