Yampa ( Eng. Yampa River ) - a river in the north-west of Colorado , USA . The left tributary of the Green River , which in turn is a tributary of the Colorado River. The length of the river is 402 km [1] ; the basin area is about 19,839 km² [2] .
| Yampa | |
|---|---|
| English Yampa river | |
 Yampa on the Green River Basin Map | |
| Characteristic | |
| Length | 402 km |
| Pool | 19 839 km² |
| Water consumption | 58.59 m³ / s |
| Watercourse | |
| Source | |
| • Coordinates | |
| Mouth | Green river |
| • Height | 1548 m |
| • Coordinates | |
| Location | |
| Water system | Green River → Colorado → Pacific |
| A country |
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| Region | Colorado |
 - source  - mouth | |
It originates in the south-east of Garfield County, in the area of the Flat Tops ridge, in the territory of the Routt National Forest. The height of the mouth is 1548 m [3] . It flows first to the north-east to the city of Yampa, and then north to the city of Steamboat Springs, after which it sharply turns west. After that, near the town of Milner, Jampa receives the tributary of the Elk , whose length is 55 km. Continues to flow west along the north side of the William Fork Mountain Range. It flows past the city of Craig and receives a tributary of Little Snake in Moffat County. It flows into the Green River on the territory of the Dinosaur National Monument, near the border with Utah .
In most of its course forms a fairly wide, but shallow channel. It is suitable for small vessels up to the Elk River, however, in the late summer and in years with little rainfall it often becomes non-navigable. The average water consumption is 58.59 m³ / s [2] , but in general it can vary from 17 m³ / s in the summer to 600 m³ / s.
Notes
- ↑ Yampa River (inaccessible link) . www.bartleby.com . Date of treatment February 3, 2009. Archived February 3, 2009. , The Columbia Gazetteer of North America. 2000.
- ↑ 1 2 Water Data Report, Colorado 2003 (inaccessible link - history ) . pubs.usgs.gov . Date accessed January 19, 2019 , from Water Resources Data Colorado Water Year 2003 . pubs.usgs.gov . Circulation date January 19, 2019. , USGS .
- ↑ Geographic Names Information System, US Geological Survey . geonames.usgs.gov . Date of treatment January 19, 2019.