Powder River (Montana)

Course of the Powder River ( brightened )

The Powder River is a 603 km long tributary of the Yellowstone River in southeastern Montana and northeastern Wyoming. The name of the Powder River ( Powder River ) he got because the Sandbanks are Gunpowder river.

The river rises in the east Wyoming in the Bighorn Mountains as three source rivers. Near the town of Kaycee they meet. After 603 km it flows into the Yellowstone River.

After the River, the Powder River County, Montana is named.

  • River system Yellowstone River
  • River in North America
  • River in Wyoming
  • River in Montana
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