Bear River (Colorado)
General data
- Name: Bear River (Colorado)
- Water system: Colorado River (Gulf of California)
- Water type: River
- Progression: Yampa River -> Green River (Colorado tributary) -> Colorado River (Gulf of California) -> Gulf of California -> Pacific Ocean -> Planet Earth
- Climates: Subtropical, Arid (desert)
- Continents: North America
- Countries: United States of America
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.