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The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately 461 miles (742 km) long, in the states of Wyoming and Montana in the western United States. The river was named in 1805 by fur trader François Larocque for the bighorn sheep he saw along its banks as he explored the Yellowstone.
The Bighorn River below the Afterbay Dam is likewise a world-class trout fishing area. [ 38 ] [ 39 ] In addition, the area features many archeological and historical resources. [ 40 ] Visitor centers and other developed facilities are located in Fort Smith, Montana , and near Lovell, Wyoming .
The Little Bighorn River [2] is a 138-mile-long (222 km) [4] tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming.The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was fought on its banks on June 25–26, 1876, as well as the Battle of Crow Agency in 1887.
EJE Bridge over Shell Creek Map of Shell Creek Watershed. Shell Creek is a tributary of the Bighorn River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in Wyoming in the United States. Lying entirely within Big Horn County, Shell Creek begins above the Shell Lakes in the Bighorn Mountains.
Satellite image of the Bighorn Basin in Wyoming, with the bordering ranges labelled Power lines crossing the Bighorn Basin's plains The Bighorn Basin is a plateau region and intermontane basin, approximately 100 miles (160 km) wide, in north-central Wyoming in the United States .
The Wind River is the name applied to the upper reaches of the Bighorn River in Wyoming in the United States. The Wind River is 185 miles (298 km) [ 3 ] long. The two rivers are sometimes referred to as the Wind/Bighorn.
The word "Bighorn Mountains" were also used by the Arapaho or Cheyenne: both tribes called today's Bighorn River "Mountain Sheep River," and it was common to name mountain ranges after nearby rivers. The Cheyenne term for the Bighorn Mountains is Ma'xekȯsáeho'honáéva with the element kȯsáeho meaning bighorn sheep. [14]
It is located along the Bighorn River where it exits from Bighorn Canyon. Montana Highway 313 ends at Fort Smith and leads northeast 42 miles (68 km) to Hardin and Interstate 90. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Fort Smith has a warm-summer humid continental climate, abbreviated "Dfb" on climate maps.