North Fork Popo Agie River
River in Wyoming, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The North Fork Popo Agie River serves as part of the boundary between the Wind River Indian Reservation and Fremont County Wyoming.[3] The river's headwaters are at Lonesome Lake in the Wind River Range, and it flows eastward until its end near Lander, Wyoming when it joins the Middle Fork Popo Agie River.[4][2]
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North Fork Popo Agie River | |
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Etymology | word po-PO-shuh, meaning "Head River"[1] or possibly "Gurgling River" |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Wyoming |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lonesome Lake [2] |
• location | Wind River Range, Fremont County |
• elevation | 10,200 ft (3,100 m) |
Mouth | |
• location | near Lander, Wyoming |
• coordinates | 42°51′15″N 108°41′59″W |
• elevation | 5,000 ft (1,500 m) |
Length | 43 mi (69 km) [2] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | Surrell Creek[2] |
• right | Shoshone Lake, Paradise Creek, Mexican Creek[2] |
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