Clarks Fork Yellowstone River Explained

Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
Map:Mt-rivers.gif
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Montana, Wyoming
Length:141miles
Discharge1 Avg:1142cuft/s[1]
Source1:Beartooth Mountains
Source1 Location:45.0425°N -109.895°W[2]
Mouth:Laurel, Montana
Mouth Coordinates:45.65°N -108.7153°W
Mouth Elevation:3241feet

The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (sometimes called the Clark's Fork River) is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, 150 mi (241 km) long in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming.

It rises in southern Montana, in the Gallatin National Forest in the Beartooth Mountains, approximately 4 mi (6 km) northeast of Cooke City and southwest of Granite Peak. It flows southeast into the Shoshone National Forest in northwest Wyoming, east of Yellowstone National Park, then northeast back into Montana. It passes Belfry, Bridger, Fromberg, and Edgar, and joins the Yellowstone approximately 2 mi (3 km) southeast of Laurel.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics.
  2. 798974 . Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone.