Bear River (Colorado)

Bear River
Source of Bear River in Flat Tops Wilderness
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates39°58′42″N 107°09′57″W / 39.97833°N 107.16583°W / 39.97833; -107.16583
Mouth 
 • location
Confluence with Yampa River
 • coordinates
40°09′30″N 106°53′59″W / 40.15833°N 106.89972°W / 40.15833; -106.89972
Basin features
ProgressionYampaGreenColorado

The Bear River is a 22.7-mile-long (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.