Little Bighorn River
| Little Bighorn River | |
|---|---|
Battle of the Little Bighorn reenactment at the banks of the Little Bighorn River between the Crow Agency and Garryowen, Montana. | |
The Bighorn River, showing the Little Bighorn River as a tributary in the northeast | |
| Native name | Iisaxpúatahcheeaashe Aliakáate (Crow) |
| Location | |
| Country | Big Horn County, Montana and Sheridan County, Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Bighorn Mountains, Bald Mountain(Wyoming |
| • coordinates | 44°47′21″N 107°48′44″W / 44.7893°N 107.8122°W |
| Mouth | |
• location | Bighorn River near Hardin, Montana |
• coordinates | 45°44′17″N 107°34′10″W / 45.73806°N 107.56944°W |
• elevation | 2,884 feet (879 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | near Hardin |
| • average | 278 cu ft/s (7.9 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Yellowstone River |
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The Little Bighorn River is a 138-mile-long (222 km) 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.