Big Sandy River (Green River)
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1604362 | |
| location | Wyoming (USA) | |
| River system | Colorado River | |
| Drain over | Green River → Colorado River → Gulf of California | |
| source |
Wind River Range in Sublette County 42 ° 44 ′ 9 ″ N , 109 ° 12 ′ 31 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Sweetwater County in the Green River Coordinates: 41 ° 51 ′ 2 " N , 109 ° 46 ′ 57" W 41 ° 51 ′ 2 " N , 109 ° 46 ′ 57" W |
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| Mouth height |
1908 m
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| length | 100 km | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Big Sandy Reservoir | |
The Big Sandy River (also: Big Sandy Creek or Sandy Creek ) is an approximately 100 km long tributary of the Green River in Wyoming .
It rises in the east of Sublette County on the continental divide in the Wind River Range , directly below the 4021 m high Wind River Peak in an area called the Bridger Wilderness Area . The direction of the river is essentially southwest. Halfway through the village of Farson , the river to Big Sandy Reservoir is dammed. A little further downstream, at Eden , it takes on its largest tributary, Little Sandy Creek . In the west of Sweetwater County the river finally flows into the Green River, a tributary of the Colorado River .