Powder River

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Powder River is a river in northeastern Wyoming known for its role in the Powder River Country, a historically significant region in the American Indian Wars and the westward expansion of the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWithConflict Great Sioux War of 1876 NERFINISHED
Red Cloud's War NERFINISHED
associatedWithIndustry coal mining in the Powder River Basin
associatedWithMilitaryCampaign Powder River Expedition (1865) GENERATED
basinCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision State of Montana NERFINISHED
State of Wyoming NERFINISHED
drainageBasin Missouri River Basin NERFINISHED
ecosystemType semi-arid prairie river
flowsInto Yellowstone River NERFINISHED
flowsThrough Campbell County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Johnson County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Powder River County, Montana NERFINISHED
Sheridan County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
hasFeature high sediment load
seasonal flow variability
hasTributary Clear Creek NERFINISHED
Crazy Woman Creek NERFINISHED
Little Powder River NERFINISHED
hasWatershed Powder River Basin NERFINISHED
hasWildlifeHabitat mule deer
pronghorn
waterfowl
historicalRegion Powder River Country NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance American Indian Wars NERFINISHED
westward expansion of the United States
locatedIn Montana
Wyoming
locatedInRegion northeastern Wyoming
locatedOnContinent North America
mouthOf Yellowstone River NERFINISHED
namedAfter powdery soil along its banks
near Bozeman Trail NERFINISHED
partOf Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED
Powder River Country NERFINISHED
region Northern Great Plains NERFINISHED
sourceCountry United States NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED
state Montana NERFINISHED
Wyoming NERFINISHED
usedFor cattle ranching
irrigation

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Fort Reno locatedNear Powder River
Yellowstone River hasMajorTributary Powder River