Yampa
Americannoun
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a river in NW Colorado, flowing W into the Green River in Dinosaur National Monument. 250 miles (402 km) long.
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
One hundred miles southwest of Anschutz’s wind farm site, the sparkling Yampa River meanders through fields of sagebrush greener and more lush than anything we saw in Wyoming.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 23, 2022
Across a wide, level point of sand we could see a large stream, the Yampa River, flowing from the East to join its waters with those of the Green.
From Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico by Kolb, E. L. (Ellsworth Leonardson)
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