Yellowstone River - Wikipedia
WEBThe Yellowstone River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 692 miles (1,114 km) long, in the Western United States. Considered the principal tributary of upper Missouri, via its own tributaries it drains an area with headwaters across the mountains and high plains of southern Montana and northern Wyoming , and stretching east ...
Yellowstone River - American Rivers
WEBThe Yellowstone River is considered the principal tributary of the upper Missouri. At 692 miles, the Yellowstone is the longest free-flowing river in the Lower 48. Its headwaters in the southern Absaroka Mountains are located as far from a road as you can get in the Continental U.S.
Yellowstone River | National Park, Montana, Wyoming, & Map
WEBYellowstone River, river, noted for its scenic beauty, in the western United States. It flows through northwestern Wyoming, southern and eastern Montana, and northwestern North Dakota over a course of 692 miles (1,114 km). The river system drains about 70,000 square miles (181,300 square km).
Yellowstone River - U.S. National Park Service
WEBDec 7, 2022 · The Yellowstone River is the last major undammed river in the lower 48 states, flowing 671 miles (1080 km) from its source southeast of Yellowstone into the Missouri River and then, eventually, into the Atlantic Ocean. It begins in the Absaroka Mountain Range on Yount Peak.
Yellowstone River Facts and History - Yellowstone National Park
WEBMar 20, 2021 · The Yellowstone River winds its way through Yellowstone National Park, including sections with crashing waterfalls and areas of calm, lazy flow. As the only undammed river in the lower 48 states, it courses 692 miles through Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota.
Yellowstone River - WorldAtlas
WEBJun 12, 2022 · Yellowstone River. Noted for its scenic beauty, the Yellowstone River flows a course of 692 miles through the US states of Wyoming, Montana, and North Dakota. Although containing sections with an overall calm flow, the river can turn rough as dramatic crashing waterfalls also occur over its course.
The Yellowstone River [2023] A 680-mile Guide
WEBThe Yellowstone River is one of our nation’s most remarkable treasures. It’s the last major free-flowing river in the lower 48 states, traveling 680 dam-free miles. The Yellowstone River begins as a melting snowbank on Yount’s Peak deep in the Wyoming wilderness south of Yellowstone Park.
Historic Yellowstone flooding brings renewal despite destruction
WEBJun 28, 2022 · • 20 min read. When spring rains and melting snowpack rushed down the mountains of southwest Montana in mid-June, flooding the Yellowstone River and its headwaters tributaries, I studied photos...
Yellowstone River - U.S. National Park Service
WEBThe Yellowstone is the last free-flowing river in the lower 48 states. From its headwaters in Lake Yellowstone downstream to its meeting with the Missouri in North Dakota, it is undammed and untamed.
Yellowstone National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
WEBWithin Yellowstone's 2.2 million acres, visitors have unparalleled opportunities to observe wildlife in an intact ecosystem, explore geothermal areas that contain about half the world’s active geysers, and view geologic wonders like the …
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