Yampa River

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The Yampa River is a largely free-flowing river in northwestern Colorado known for its scenic canyons, whitewater recreation, and important ecological role in the Colorado River Basin.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Yampa River canonical 14
Yampa River system 1
Yampa River watershed 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Steamboat Ski Resort region
basinLandUse energy development
ranching
country United States
crosses Yampa Valley
linked to: Yampa River Valley
drainageBasin Yampa River Basin
linked to: Yampa River Valley
flowsThrough Craig, Colorado
Dinosaur National Monument
Steamboat Springs, Colorado
linked to: Steamboat Springs
formsBorderWith Uintah County, Utah
hasCharacteristic relatively unregulated by large mainstem dams
seasonal snowmelt-dominated flow regime
hasConfluenceWith Green River at Echo Park
hasConservationConcern impacts of climate change on flows
water development pressures
hasEcosystemRole provides critical spring peak flows to the Green River
supports endangered Colorado River Basin fish species
hasFeature Lodore Canyon (downstream on Green River influenced by Yampa flows)
Yampa Canyon
hasTributary Elk River (Colorado)
Little Snake River
Williams Fork (Yampa River tributary)
knownFor being largely free-flowing
ecological importance in the Colorado River Basin
scenic canyons
whitewater recreation
locatedIn Colorado
northwestern Colorado
mouthLocation near Echo Park, Dinosaur National Monument
mouthOf Green River
namedAfter Yampah (a native edible plant)
near Flat Tops Wilderness
partOf Colorado River Basin
passesThrough Moffat County, Colorado
Rio Blanco County, Colorado
Routt County, Colorado
protectedArea Dinosaur National Monument
recreationArea Elkhead Reservoir State Park (in its basin)
Yampa River State Park
region Rocky Mountains
sourceLocation Park Range
Routt National Forest
usedFor fishing
irrigation
whitewater boating
wildlife habitat
watercourse Green River–Colorado River system

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Green River hasTributary Yampa River
Craig, Colorado locatedOnRiver Yampa River
subject linked to: Craig
Yampa River Valley river Yampa River
Yampa River Valley contains Yampa River
Yampa River Valley drainageOf Yampa River watershed
linked to: Yampa River
Steamboat Springs traversedByRiver Yampa River
Upper Basin hasMajorTributary Yampa River
Moffat County, Colorado contains Yampa River
Little Snake River tributaryOf Yampa River
Little Snake River hasMouth Yampa River
Little Snake River partOf Yampa River system
linked to: Yampa River
Echo Park hasRiver Yampa River
Echo Park confluenceOf Yampa River
Dinosaur, Colorado hasNearbyRiver Yampa River