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The federal government owns nearly half of Wyoming's land (about 30,099,430 acres (121,808.1 km 2)); the state owns another 3,864,800 acres (15,640 km 2). [12] Most of it is administered by the Bureau of Land Management and U.S. Forest Service in numerous national forests and a national grassland , not to mention vast swaths of "public" land ...
This is a complete list of all 50 U.S. states, its federal district (Washington, D.C.) and its major territories ordered by total area, land area and water area. [1] The water area includes inland waters, coastal waters, the Great Lakes and territorial waters.
Wyoming is a dry state with much of the land receiving less than 10 inches (250 mm) of rainfall per year. Precipitation depends on elevation with lower areas in the Big Horn Basin averaging 5–8 inches (130–200 mm), making the area nearly a true desert.
The following is a list of the fourteen reservoirs, in the United States state of Wyoming, that contain at least 40,000 acre-feet (49 million cubic meters) when at full capacity. In addition to in-stream reservoirs, the list includes enhanced natural lakes, notably Jackson Lake.
The state of Wyoming, also known as the Cowboy State, has 30.2 million acres dedicated to farm land alone. Being one of the top agricultural states in the U.S, Wyoming has 11,000 farms with the average farm size being 2,726 acres. [2] “
Grand Teton National Park is a national park of the United States in northwestern Wyoming.At approximately 310,000 acres (1,300 km 2), the park includes the major peaks of the 40-mile-long (64 km) Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole.
Big Horn County: 003: Basin: 1896: Parts of Sheridan County, Johnson County, and Fremont County. Big Horn Mountains, a mountain range extending into northern Wyoming: 12,018: 3,137 sq mi (8,125 km 2) Campbell County: 005: Gillette: 1911: Parts of Weston County and Crook County. John Allen Campbell (1835–80), first governor of the Wyoming ...
2,500 acres (10 km 2) inbounds 3,000 acres ... Wyoming. In the Teton Range of the Rocky Mountains, it is located in Teton County, twelve ... after nearby Big Sky, ...