| Clarks Fork Yellowstone River | |
|---|---|
 Clark Fork Canyon, 1893 | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana, Wyoming |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Beartooth Mountains |
| • location | 45°02′33″N109°53′42″W / 45.04250°N 109.89500°W /45.04250; -109.89500 (Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone)[1] |
| Mouth | Laurel, Montana |
• coordinates | 45°39′00″N108°42′55″W / 45.65000°N 108.71528°W /45.65000; -108.71528 |
• elevation | 3,241 ft (988 m) |
| Length | 141 mi (227 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | nearSilesia |
| • average | 1,142 cu ft/s (32.3 m3/s)[2] |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | November 28, 1990 |
TheClarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (sometimes called theClark's Fork River) is a tributary of theYellowstone River, 150 mi (241 km) long in theU.S. states ofMontana andWyoming.[3]
It rises in southern Montana, in theGallatin National Forest in theBeartooth Mountains, approximately 4 mi (6 km) northeast ofCooke City and southwest ofGranite Peak. It flows southeast into theShoshone National Forest in northwest Wyoming, east ofYellowstone National Park, then northeast back into Montana. It passesBelfry,Bridger,Fromberg, andEdgar, and joins the Yellowstone approximately 2 mi (3 km) southeast ofLaurel.
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