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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States
country United States
crosses Bighorn Basin
flowsThrough Big Horn County, Montana
Bighorn Canyon
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
Bighorn County, Wyoming
Fremont County, Wyoming
Hot Springs County, Wyoming
Park County, Wyoming
Washakie County, Wyoming
formsBoundaryOf Crow Indian Reservation
hasDam Yellowtail Dam
hasFishSpecies brown trout
cutthroat trout
rainbow trout
hasMajorTributary Greybull River
Little Bighorn River
Nowood River
Rosebud Creek
Shoshone River
Tongue River
Wind River
hasReservoir Bighorn Lake
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
linked to: Yellowstone River
nameOrigin named after bighorn sheep
partOf Mississippi River basin
Missouri River watershed
partOfProtectedArea Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area
passesNear Fort Smith, Montana
Lovell, Wyoming
Thermopolis, Wyoming
region Northern Rocky Mountains
sourceLocation Wind River Mountains
linked to: Wind River Range

west-central Wyoming
tributaryOf Yellowstone River
usedFor hydroelectric power generation
irrigation
recreation

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Yellowtail Reservoir locatedOnRiver Bighorn River
Yellowtail Reservoir watercourse Bighorn River
Yellowtail Reservoir inflow Bighorn River
Yellowtail Reservoir outflow Bighorn River
Yellowtail Dam locatedOnRiver Bighorn River
Yellowtail Dam crosses Bighorn River
Absaroka Range drainage Bighorn River basin
linked to: Bighorn River
Fort C. F. Smith locatedNear Bighorn River
Yellowstone River hasMajorTributary Bighorn River
Crow Agency, Montana locatedNear Little Bighorn River
linked to: Bighorn River
Crow Indian Reservation traverseBy Bighorn River
Bighorn Basin drainedBy Bighorn River
Shoshone River mouthOf Bighorn River
Shoshone River flowsInto Bighorn River
Bighorn Mountains drainedBy Bighorn River
Bighorn Canyon river Bighorn River
Bighorn Canyon formedBy Bighorn River
Big Horn County, Montana namedAfter Bighorn River
Big Horn County, Montana traversedBy Bighorn River
Fort Smith, Montana near Bighorn River
Bighorn Lake locatedOnRiver Bighorn River
Bighorn Lake primaryInflow Bighorn River
Bighorn Lake primaryOutflow Bighorn River
Bighorn Lake partOf Bighorn River watershed
linked to: Bighorn River
Big Horn County, Wyoming namedAfter Bighorn River
Big Horn County, Wyoming contains Bighorn River
Greybull, Wyoming hasPrimaryRiver Bighorn River
Thermopolis, Wyoming traversedByRiver Bighorn River
Wind River (Wyoming) tributaryOf Bighorn River
subject linked to: Wind River
Wind River (Wyoming) mouthLocatedIn Bighorn River
subject linked to: Wind River
Wind River (Wyoming) isUpperCourseNameOf Bighorn River
subject linked to: Wind River
Wind River (Wyoming) riverSystem Bighorn River system
subject linked to: Wind River
linked to: Bighorn River
Wind River (Wyoming) isImportantTributaryOf Bighorn River
subject linked to: Wind River
Hot Springs County, Wyoming hasRiver Bighorn River
Hardin, Montana riverNearby Bighorn River
Crow Reservation traversedBy Bighorn River
Crow Tribe of Montana historicalTerritory Bighorn River basin
linked to: Bighorn River
Basin, Wyoming locatedOnRiver Bighorn River
Shoshone Canyon drainsInto Bighorn River (via Shoshone River)
linked to: Bighorn River
Apsáalooke Reservation borderedBy Bighorn River
Owl Creek Mountains crossedBy Bighorn River
Owl Creek Mountains drainedBy Bighorn River