Buffalo Fork (Wyoming)

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locationBuffalo Plateau
coordinates43°57′08″N 109°51′27″W / 43.95222°N 109.85750°W / 43.95222; -109.85750
elevation10,600 ft (3,200 m)
location
Confluence with Snake River
Buffalo Fork[1]
Physical characteristics
Source 
  locationBuffalo Plateau
  coordinates43°57′08″N 109°51′27″W / 43.95222°N 109.85750°W / 43.95222; -109.85750
  elevation10,600 ft (3,200 m)
Mouth 
  location
Confluence with Snake River
  coordinates
43°50′20″N 110°30′53″W / 43.83889°N 110.51472°W / 43.83889; -110.51472
  elevation
6,710 ft (2,050 m)
Basin size323 sq mi (840 km2)
Discharge 
  average492 cu ft/s (13.9 m3/s)

The Buffalo Fork is a river that begins in the Teton Wilderness of Bridger-Teton National Forest in the U.S. state of Wyoming. The river has a north and south branch, both of which begin immediately west of the Continental Divide. Buffalo Fork travels southwest into Grand Teton National Park and empties into the Snake River adjacent to Moran, Wyoming.[2] Buffalo Fork has a watershed which covers 323 square miles (840 km2).[3]

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