Little Popo Agie River
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| Water code | US : 1601021 | |
| location | Fremont County , Wyoming (USA) | |
| River system | Mississippi River | |
| Drain over | Popo Agie River → Little Wind River → Wind River → Bighorn River → Yellowstone River → Missouri → Mississippi → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | southeastern Wind River Range 42 ° 35 ′ 29 ″ N , 108 ° 58 ′ 4 ″ W. |
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| Source height | 3170 m | |
| muzzle | in the Popo Agie River coordinates: 42 ° 54 ′ 20 " N , 108 ° 35 ′ 20" W 42 ° 54 ′ 20 " N , 108 ° 35 ′ 20" W. |
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| Mouth height | 1546 m | |
| Height difference | 1624 m | |
| Bottom slope | 17 ‰ | |
| length | 93 km | |
| Catchment area | 966 km² | |
| Left tributaries | Atlantic Creek , Canyon Creek, Willow Creek | |
| Right tributaries | Red Canyon Creek , Twin Creek | |
| Flowing lakes | Gustave Lake | |
| Reservoirs flowed through | Christina Lake | |
| Communities | Hudson | |
The Little Popo Agie River is a small river in the US state of Wyoming . It is around 93 km long and - apart from its two source rivers - the most important tributary to the Popo Agie River . Its catchment area covers almost 966 km².
The river has its source in the Shoshone National Forest on the eastern edge of the southern Wind River Range at around 3,170 m above sea level . Shortly afterwards, the mountain stream flows into the 3030 m high Christina Lake , a reservoir. Below the reservoir, the young river flows through the smaller, natural Gustave Lake . On the way down, the Little Popo Agie River takes in several streams flowing from side valleys. It leaves the alpine terrain of the Wind River Range and the national forest through a gorge called Little Popo Agie Canyon and finally reaches flatter land before passing under US Highway 287 .
This changes the characteristics of the body of water significantly - the mountain stream becomes a slow, meandering river in a wider valley. Outside the reserve, the water of the Little Popo Agie River is also used to irrigate agricultural areas. It flows north through Fremont County before flowing into the Popo Agie River at Hudson Township.
The Poposaurus was named after the first location on the Little Popo Agie River .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Little Popo Agie River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ a b Popo Agie Conservation District ( Memento of the original from April 4, 2013 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Paleobiology Database ( page no longer available , search in web archives ) Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
