Greybull River Explained

Greybull River
Name Native:[1]
Name Etymology:Where the mountain lion sits
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Wyoming
Subdivision Type5:Cities
Subdivision Name5:Meeteetse, WY, Greybull, WY
Length:90miles
Source1:Absaroka Mountains
Source1 Location:Big Horn Basin, Wyoming
Source1 Coordinates:43.88°N -109.3425°W[2]
Mouth:Big Horn River
Mouth Location:Greybull, Wyoming
Mouth Coordinates:44.4708°N -108.0497°W
Tributaries Right:Wood River

The Greybull River is a tributary of the Big Horn River, approximately 90miles long in northern Wyoming in the United States.

The river was reportedly named for a white buffalo that had been seen on its banks. Native Americans consider the appearance of a white buffalo a powerful omen.

The river rises near Francs Peak in the Absaroka Mountains in the southwest corner of the Big Horn Basin. It joins with the Wood River and leaves the mountains near the town of Meeteetse, continuing through the southern parts of Park County and Big Horn County before flowing into the Big Horn River near Greybull. Much of the upper river is considered a top trout stream, hosting the best genetically pure populations of Yellowstone cutthroat trout in the region.[3] In 1981, a colony of black-footed ferrets was discovered on the Pitchfork Ranch near Meeteetse. The animal had previously been thought to be extinct.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Little Big Horn College Library. 2012-06-05.
  2. , USGS GNIS
  3. http://www.nature.org/wherewework/northamerica/states/wyoming/preserves/art19567.html Greybull River Basin