Encampment River

Encampment River[1]

Encampment River in Wyoming
Basin
Main source 40°52′34″N 106°43′02″W / 40.87611°N 106.71722°W / 40.87611; -106.71722[1]
River mouth Confluence with North Platte
6,959 ft (2,121 m)
41°18′41″N 106°42′59″W / 41.31139°N 106.71639°W / 41.31139; -106.71639Coordinates: 41°18′41″N 106°42′59″W / 41.31139°N 106.71639°W / 41.31139; -106.71639
Progression North Platte—Platte—
Missouri—Mississippi

The Encampment River is a 44.7-mile-long (71.9 km)[2] tributary of the North Platte River. The river's source is east of Buck Mountain in the Park Range of Jackson County, Colorado. The river flows north and passes to the east of the town of Encampment, Wyoming, then through the town of Riverside, Wyoming before its confluence with the North Platte.

See also

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Encampment River
  2. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011


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