The Encampment River is a 44.7-mile-long (71.9 km)[2] tributary of the North Platte River. The river's source is east of Buck Mountain in the Park Range of Jackson County, Colorado. The river flows north and passes to the east of the town of Encampment, Wyoming, then through the town of Riverside, Wyoming before its confluence with the North Platte.
| Encampment River[1] | |
|---|---|
 Encampment River in Wyoming | |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 40°52′34″N 106°43′02″W / 40.87611°N 106.71722°W[1] |
| Mouth | |
• location | Confluence with North Platte |
• coordinates | 41°18′41″N 106°42′59″W / 41.31139°N 106.71639°W |
• elevation | 6,959 ft (2,121 m) |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | North Platte—Platte— Missouri—Mississippi |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Damfino Creek |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Encampment River
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, accessed March 21, 2011
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