Swift Creek (Wyoming)

	Swift Creek (Wyoming) Swift Creek is a creek in western Wyoming. Swift Creek rises in the Salt River Range and initially runs north before turning sharply westward. The creek then winds down through Swift Creek Canyon and passes through the town of Afton, Wyoming before emptying into the Salt River. See also Intermittent Spring (Wyoming) Intermittent Spring, also called Periodic Spring, is located in Swift Creek canyon in Star Valley, near Afton, Wyoming. It is the largest rhythmic spring in the world. The great great grandfather of Rulon Gardner is credited with the discovery. G ... External links Rivers of Wyoming Rivers of Lincoln County, Wyoming {{Wyoming-river-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Salt River Range The Salt River Range is a mountain range in western Wyoming. The 56 mile long range forms the eastern boundary of Star Valley as well as the western boundary of the Greys River valley. The highest point is Mount Fitzpatrick at . See also * List of mountain ranges in Wyoming According to the United States Board on Geographic Names, there are at least 109 named mountain ranges and sub-ranges in Wyoming. Wyoming is a state in the mountain region of the Western United States. Wyoming is the 10th most extensive, but ... Notes {{wyoming-geo-stub Mountain ranges of Wyoming Landforms of Lincoln County, Wyoming ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Afton, Wyoming Afton is a town in Lincoln County, Wyoming, United States. The population was 1,911 at the 2010 census. Afton is home to the world's largest arch made of elk antlers. Spanning across the four lanes of U.S. Highway 89, the arch consists of 3,011 elk antlers and weighs 15 tons. History The first settlement at Afton was made in 1885. The community takes its name from the River Afton, in Ayrshire, Scotland. Geography Afton is the largest city in Star Valley, a grassland valley in forested mountains. According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. A periodic spring is Afton's main water supply, which cycles on and off during the summer, fall, and winter at 12 to 18 minute intervals. During the spring the flow never stops due to increased water supply from the melting snowpack. At full flow the Intermittent Spring discharges up to 285 gallons per second. It is located five miles east of Afton, a short hike from the end of Swift Creek Road. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Salt River (Wyoming) The Salt River is an U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed May 4, 2011 river draining a valley in Lincoln County in western Wyoming. It is named for several exposed beds of salt and briny salt springs of up 60% pure salt in Idaho that drains into the Salt River via Stump Creek. The Salt River valley was a popular destination for Indians and later pioneers seeking salt and game. The headwaters of the river are below Mount Wagner in the Salt River Range. The river flows west out of the mountains and then northward along the border of Wyoming and Idaho. It passes Smoot, Wyoming and then meanders through the mostly agricultural Star Valley, being joined by numerous creeks along the way, to its confluence with the Snake River near the town of Alpine (elevation ). The Salt River watershed drains about of the western part of the Salt River Range in Wyoming and the eastern part of the Caribou Range of Idaho. The G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Intermittent Spring (Wyoming) Intermittent Spring, also called Periodic Spring, is located in Swift Creek canyon in Star Valley, near Afton, Wyoming. It is the largest rhythmic spring in the world. The great great grandfather of Rulon Gardner is credited with the discovery. Gardner says, "He was up there logging. He went up and found a nice little place to get some fresh water. It was intermittent. It went, and stopped. So it was pretty amazing". Siphon theory The theory is that as groundwater flows continuously into a cavern, it fills a narrow tube that leads out. As it pours over the high point of the tube, it creates a siphon effect, sucking water out of the chamber. Eventually air rushes in and breaks the siphon. Kip Solomon, a hydrologist at the University of Utah, said, "We can't think of another explanation at the moment". When the University of Utah conducted and finished their studies, Solomon concluded that "The spring water's gas content has now been tested at the University of Utah. The data str ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Wyoming The following is a list of rivers in Wyoming, United States. East of the continental divide Missouri River watershed * Gallatin River * Madison River Firehole River Gibbon River * Yellowstone River Gardner River Lamar River * Slough Creek Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River Wind River/Bighorn River * Little Bighorn River * Little Wind River North Fork Popo Agie River Middle Fork Popo Agie River Little Popo Agie River * Roaring Fork Creek Shoshone River Greybull River Shoshone River Gooseberry Creek (Wind River/Bighorn River) * Owl Creek * Muddy Creek Nowood River *Tensleep Creek Paint Rock Creek Tongue River * Big Goose Creek (near Sheridan) Little Goose Creek (near Sheridan) * Little Tongue River (Dayton) Powder River * Clear Creek **** Rock Creek * Little Missouri River * Cheyenne River ** Belle Fourche River * Niobrara River * North Platte River Encampment River Medicine Bow ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]