The Yampa River

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he Yampa River flows from the Park Range in Routt County. Created from the confluence of the Bear River and Phillips Creak, near the town of Yampa. Total length is 250 miles, the Yampa travels from high mountain valleys into the high desert of northwestern Colorado. The Yampa River is the last major free flowing river in the Colorado River Basin.
 

 
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Yampa River Park to Transit Center:
Season: Spring-Fall
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: III
Length: 3 miles
Put-in: 209 River Road,
Steamboat Springs
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Transit Center to Pump Station:
Season: Spring-Fall
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I
Length: na
Put-in: Transit Center
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Little Yampa Canyon:
Season: Spring-Fall
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: I-III
Length: 50 miles
Put-in: Hwy 13 South of Craig
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85 Road to Deer Park Lodge Road:
Season: Spring-Fall
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: IV-V
Length: na
Put-in: 85 Road, Maybell, CO
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Deer Lodge to Echo Park:
Season: Spring-Fall
Day Use Pass: na
Class of Rapids: II-IV
Length: 46 miles
Put-in: Deer Lodge
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Yampa Ruver at Steanboat Springs

  • Temperature: 41.72 ° F
  • Streamflow: 1660 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 4.26 ft
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Yampa River Below Craig, Co

  • Temperature: 41.72 ° F
  • Streamflow: 4930 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 6.31 ft
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Yampa River Above Elkhead Creek Near Hayden, Co

  • Temperature: 41.72 ° F
  • Streamflow: 4580 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 5.34 ft
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Yampa River Near Maybell, Co

  • Temperature: 46.58 ° F
  • Streamflow: 6560 ft³/s
  • Gage height: 7.03 ft
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River Manager 1:
Yampa River State Park
6185 West US 40
Hayden, CO 81639
970-276-2061

River Manager 2:
Bureau of Land Management
Little Snake Field Office
455 Emerson Street
Craig, CO 81625
970-826-5000