Tongue River

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The Tongue River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River flowing through Wyoming and Montana, historically significant for its role in the Northern Plains Indian Wars.

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Label Occurrences
Tongue River canonical 4

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
associatedWith Crow Nation NERFINISHED
Lakota NERFINISHED
Northern Cheyenne NERFINISHED
basin Yellowstone River basin
basinCountry United States of America
country United States of America
crossesBorderBetween Wyoming and Montana
drainageAreaOf parts of the Bighorn Mountains
ecosystem Northern Great Plains riparian habitat
flowsDirection generally northward
flowsThrough Big Horn County, Montana NERFINISHED
Custer County, Montana NERFINISHED
Rosebud County, Montana NERFINISHED
Sheridan County, Wyoming NERFINISHED
hasBridge Interstate 90 bridge near Sheridan, Wyoming
U.S. Route 14 bridge near Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED
hasDam Tongue River Dam NERFINISHED
hasNameEtymology named for a translation of a Native American term
hasTributary North Fork Tongue River NERFINISHED
Prairie Dog Creek NERFINISHED
Pumpkin Creek NERFINISHED
South Fork Tongue River NERFINISHED
hasValley Tongue River Valley NERFINISHED
historicalSignificance Northern Plains Indian Wars NERFINISHED
knownFor irrigation use
trout fishing
locatedIn Montana
Wyoming
mentionedIn accounts of the Great Sioux War of 1876
mouthLocation Yellowstone River near Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED
nearbySettlement Ashland, Montana NERFINISHED
Dayton, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Miles City, Montana NERFINISHED
Ranchester, Wyoming NERFINISHED
Sheridan, Wyoming NERFINISHED
partOf Missouri River watershed NERFINISHED
recreation angling
boating
camping
reservoirCreated Tongue River Reservoir NERFINISHED
sourceLocation Bighorn Mountains NERFINISHED
supports irrigated agriculture in southeastern Montana
tributaryOf Yellowstone River NERFINISHED
usedFor domestic water supply in local communities
livestock watering
usedIn military campaigns against Northern Plains tribes

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