Wind River (Wyoming)
| Wind River Wild River, Bighorn River | |
|---|---|
Wind River Canyon downstream from Boysen Dam | |
The Wind-Bighorn rivers | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Cities | Dubois, Crowheart, Johnstown, Riverton |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Two Ocean Mountain |
| • location | Wind River Range, Teton County |
| • coordinates | 43°44′50″N 110°04′27″W / 43.74722°N 110.07417°W |
| • elevation | 9,760 ft (2,970 m) |
| Mouth | Bighorn River |
• location | Wedding of the Waters, Hot Springs County |
• coordinates | 43°34′52″N 108°12′44″W / 43.58111°N 108.21222°W |
• elevation | 4,472 ft (1,363 m) |
| Length | 185 mi (298 km) |
| Basin size | 7,730 sq mi (20,000 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | below Boysen Dam |
| • average | 1,357 cu ft/s (38.4 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 4.7 cu ft/s (0.13 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 28,700 cu ft/s (810 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | East Fork Wind River |
| • right | Dinwoody Creek, Bull Lake Creek, Little Wind River |
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) long. The two rivers are sometimes referred to as the Wind/Bighorn.