Bear River (Colorado)

Bear River[1]
Source of Bear River in Flat Tops Wilderness
Basin
Progression	Yampa—Green—Colorado
Main source	39°58′42″N 107°09′57″W / 39.97833°N 107.16583°W
River mouth	Confluence with Yampa River 40°09′30″N 106°53′59″W / 40.15833°N 106.89972°WCoordinates: 40°09′30″N 106°53′59″W / 40.15833°N 106.89972°W

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.

See also

• List of rivers of Colorado
• List of tributaries of the Colorado River

References

1. "Bear River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-01-28.
2. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 18, 2011