# Little Snake River

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

## Description

The river rises near the [continental divide](/source/Continental_divide), in [Routt National Forest](/source/Routt_National_Forest) in northern [Routt County, Colorado](/source/Routt_County,_Colorado), along the northern edge of the [Park Range](/source/Park_Range_(Colorado)). It flows west along the Wyoming-Colorado state line, meandering across the border several times and flowing past the Wyoming towns of [Dixon](/source/Dixon,_Wyoming) and [Baggs](/source/Baggs,_Wyoming).[2] It turns southwest and flows through [Moffat County, Colorado](/source/Moffat_County,_Colorado), joining the Yampa approximately 45 mi (72 km) west of [Craig](/source/Craig,_Colorado), just east of [Dinosaur National Monument](/source/Dinosaur_National_Monument).

The Little Snake is not generally navigable except seasonally in years of plentiful water.

## See also

- [List of rivers of Colorado](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Colorado)
- [List of rivers of Wyoming](/source/List_of_rivers_of_Wyoming)
- [List of tributaries of the Colorado River](/source/List_of_tributaries_of_the_Colorado_River)

## References

1. 201744. Retrieved 2011-01-27.

1. Johnson, Greg (2023-03-14). ["Wyoming Ranchers Support $80 Million, 264-Ft. Dam In Medicine Bow Forest, Others Oppose Plan"](https://cowboystatedaily.com/2023/03/14/wyoming-ranchers-support-80-million-264-ft-dam-in-medicine-bow-forest-others-oppose-plan/). *Cowboy State Daily*. Retrieved 2023-03-15.

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