Bighorn River
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The Bighorn River is a major tributary of the Yellowstone River in Wyoming and Montana, renowned for its deep canyons, tailwater trout fisheries, and scenic recreation areas.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bighorn River canonical | 13 |
| Bighorn River basin | 1 |
| Little Bighorn River | 1 |
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | river ⓘ |
| basinCountry |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| crosses | Bighorn Basin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowsThrough |
Big Horn County, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bighorn Canyon NERFINISHED ⓘ Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ Bighorn County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Fremont County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Hot Springs County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Park County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Washakie County, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| formsBoundaryOf | Crow Indian Reservation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDam | Yellowtail Dam NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasFishSpecies |
brown trout
ⓘ
cutthroat trout ⓘ rainbow trout ⓘ |
| hasMajorTributary |
Greybull River
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Little Bighorn River NERFINISHED ⓘ Nowood River NERFINISHED ⓘ Rosebud Creek NERFINISHED ⓘ Shoshone River NERFINISHED ⓘ Tongue River NERFINISHED ⓘ Wind River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasReservoir | Bighorn Lake NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSectionType | tailwater fishery below Yellowtail Dam ⓘ |
| knownFor |
boating and rafting
ⓘ
camping opportunities ⓘ deep canyons ⓘ fly fishing ⓘ scenic recreation areas ⓘ tailwater trout fisheries ⓘ |
| length | approximately 461 miles ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Montana
ⓘ
Wyoming ⓘ |
| mouthLocation | Yellowstone River near Bighorn, Montana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nameOrigin | named after bighorn sheep ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mississippi River basin
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfProtectedArea | Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| passesNear |
Fort Smith, Montana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lovell, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ Thermopolis, Wyoming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Northern Rocky Mountains NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sourceLocation |
Wind River Mountains
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
west-central Wyoming ⓘ |
| tributaryOf | Yellowstone River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
hydroelectric power generation
ⓘ
irrigation ⓘ recreation ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Bighorn River basin
this entity surface form:
Little Bighorn River