Medicine Bow River Explained

Medicine Bow River
Source1 Location:Snowy Range, Carbon County, Wyoming
Mouth Location:Seminoe Reservoir, Carbon County, Wyoming

The Medicine Bow River is a 167adj=midNaNadj=mid[1] tributary of the North Platte River, in southern Wyoming in the United States.

Description

It rises in the Snowy Range, flowing out of the North Gap Lake, in southeastern Carbon County. It flows north, past Elk Mountain, then northeast, then northwest past the town of Medicine Bow and between the Shirley Mountains to the north and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the south. Near the town of Medicine Bow the Medicine Bow River is joined by its two largest tributaries, Rock Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River. It joins the North Platte in the Seminoe Reservoir, with the lower of the river forming an arm of the reservoir.

Discharge statistics

StatisticTime periodDischarge
Annual mean dischargeYear16.0cf/s[2]
Month with highest mean dischargeMay83.5cf/s
Month with lowest mean dischargeSeptember1.61cf/s

See also

External links

42.0028°N -106.6867°W

Notes and References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011
  2. Web site: USGS Water-Year Summary for Site USGS 06634060 . 2024-02-23 . nwis.waterdata.usgs.gov.