Powder River (Yellowstone River)

Powder River
Powder River in Johnson County
Data
Water code	US :  789156
location	Montana , Wyoming (USA)
River system	Mississippi River
Drain over	Yellowstone  → Missouri  → Mississippi  → Gulf of Mexico
Confluence of	Middle Fork and North Fork Powder River 43 ° 40 ′ 30 ″  N , 106 ° 30 ′ 45 ″  W
Source height	1391  m
muzzle	Yellowstone River Coordinates: 46 ° 44'0 "  N , 105 ° 26'2"  W 46 ° 44'0 "  N , 105 ° 26'2"  W.
Mouth height	683  m
Height difference	708 m
Bottom slope	1.2 ‰
length	603 km
Catchment area	56,656 km²
Discharge at Moorhead A Eo gauge: 20,786 km²	MQ 1930/2016 Mq 1930/2016	12.5 m³ / s 0.6 l / (s km²)
Left tributaries	Crazy Woman Creek, Clear Creek
Right tributaries	Little Powder River
Small towns	Broadus
Location of the Powder River in the Yellowstone River system

The Powder River is a 603-kilometer tributary of the Yellowstone River in southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming . He got the name Powder River because the sandbanks on the river resemble gunpowder.

The headwaters of the river are located in eastern Wyoming in the Bighorn Mountains . The Powder River arises at the confluence of the Middle Fork and North Fork Powder River near the village of Kaycee . After 603 kilometers it flows into the Yellowstone River.

Powder River County in Montana is named after the river .

In the basin of the river are the largest coal mine in the United States, the North Antelope Rochelle Complex and the older Black Thunder Mine . Together they provided 22% of total coal production in 2014.

Web links

Commons : Powder River  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Middle Fork Powder River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
2. ^ ^{A b} Powder River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
3. ↑ USGS 06324500 Powder River at Moorhead MT
4. ^ NASA: Open-pit coal mine growth in Powder River Basin, Wyoming