Medicine Bow River
River
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The Medicine Bow River is a 167-mile-long (269 km)[1] tributary of the North Platte River, in southern Wyoming in the United States.
locationSnowy Range, Carbon County, Wyoming
location
Seminoe Reservoir, Carbon County, Wyomingelevation
6,360 feet (1,940 m)Length167 mi (269 km)
| Medicine Bow River | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Snowy Range, Carbon County, Wyoming |
| Mouth | |
• location | Seminoe Reservoir, Carbon County, Wyoming |
• elevation | 6,360 feet (1,940 m) |
| Length | 167 mi (269 km) |
Basin size | 2,338 mi2 (6,060 km2) |
Description
It rises in the Snowy Range, flowing out of the North Gap Lake, in southeastern Carbon County. It flows north, past Elk Mountain, then northeast, then northwest past the town of Medicine Bow and between the Shirley Mountains to the north and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the south. Near the town of Medicine Bow the Medicine Bow River is joined by its two largest tributaries, Rock Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River. It joins the North Platte in the Seminoe Reservoir, with the lower 10 miles (16 km) of the river forming an arm of the reservoir.
