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Yampa

American  
[yam-puh] / ˈyæm pə /

noun

  1. a river in NW Colorado, flowing W into the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. 250 miles (402 km) long.


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Mike and Danna Camblin run a small cattle operation near the Yampa River in northwest Colorado.

From Salon • Dec. 4, 2025

Our Cross Mountain tour guide, Erik Glenn, drives us to a high point overlooking the Yampa.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

The city’s hospital, Yampa Valley Medical Center, is scrambling to find staff as the number of open positions grew from around 25 to 70 in the last few years, said hospital president Soniya Fidler.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 23, 2022

Take the Boeddekers: Glenn says it was “devastating” for them to imagine power lines crossing the Yampa River at one of the prettiest spots on their ranch.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022

At its head enter the Yampa River and Canyon, which mark the foot of Lodore, the most striking gorge, next to the Grand Canyon, on the whole river.

From The Romance of the Colorado River The Story of its Discovery in 1840, with an Account of the Later Explorations, and with Special Reference to the Voyages of Powell through the Line of the Great Canyons by Dellenbaugh, Frederick Samuel