Little Snake River

River

40°59′36″N 107°02′51″W / 40.99333°N 107.04750°W / 40.99333; -107.04750 • elevation7,001 ft (2,134 m) Mouth

• location

Confluence with Yampa River

• coordinates

40°27′09″N 108°26′32″W / 40.45250°N 108.44222°W / 40.45250; -108.44222

• elevation

5,620 ft (1,710 m)Basin featuresProgressionYampa—Green—Colorado

The Little Snake River, a tributary of the Yampa River, is shown highlighted on a map of the western United States

The Little Snake River is a tributary of the Yampa River, approximately 155 miles (249 km) long, in southwestern Wyoming and northwestern Colorado in the United States.

It rises near the continental divide, in Routt National Forest in northern Routt County, Colorado, along the northern edge of the Park Range. It flows west along the Wyoming-Colorado state line, meandering across the border several times and flowing past the Wyoming towns of Dixon and Baggs.^[2] It turns southwest and flows through Moffat County, Colorado, joining the Yampa approximately 45 mi (72 km) west of Craig, just east of Dinosaur National Monument. The Little Snake is not generally navigable except seasonally in years of plentiful water.

References

^ "Little Snake River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved January 27, 2011.
^ Johnson, Greg (March 14, 2023). "Wyoming Ranchers Support $80 Million, 264-Ft. Dam In Medicine Bow Forest, Others Oppose Plan". Cowboy State Daily. Retrieved March 15, 2023.