Gibbon River
| Gibbon River | ||
 The Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 1609254 | |
| location | Wyoming , United States | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Madison → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | Grebe Lake 44 ° 45 ′ 10 ″ N , 110 ° 33 ′ 57 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 2450 m | |
| confluence | with the Firehole River to the Madison River Coordinates: 44 ° 38 ′ 32 " N , 110 ° 51 ′ 56" W 44 ° 38 ′ 32 " N , 110 ° 51 ′ 56" W |
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| Mouth height | 2071 m | |
| Height difference | 379 m | |
| Bottom slope | approx. 6.9 ‰ | |
| length | approx. 55 km | |
| Flowing lakes | Wolf Lake | |
The Gibbon River is the right headwaters of the Madison , a headwaters of the Missouris , in Yellowstone National Park in the state of Wyoming in the United States .
It rises in Grebe Lake ⊙ at 2,450 m and flows westward from the lake into Wolf Lake . The Gibbon River then runs in a south-westerly direction, past Ice Lake into Norris Canyon . There he passes the Virginia Cascades . It flows around Gibbon Hill and falls about 25 meters over the Gibbon Falls . After about 55 kilometers of the river, it joins the Firehole River to form the Madison .
fauna
Brown trout , rainbow trout and grayling can be found in the Gibbon River . It is a popular destination for anglers.
Web links
Gibbon River in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System
