The Encampment River is a
[U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data]
The National Map
, accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the
North Platte River. The river's source is east of Buck Mountain in the
Park Range of
Jackson County, Colorado. The river flows north and passes to the east of the town of
Encampment, Wyoming, then through the town of
Riverside, Wyoming before its
confluence
In geography, a confluence (also: ''conflux'') occurs where two or more flowing bodies of water join to form a single channel. A confluence can occur in several configurations: at the point where a tributary joins a larger river (main stem); o ...
with the North Platte.
See also
*
List of rivers of Colorado
*
List of 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
*** Slo ...
References
Rivers of Wyoming
Rivers of Colorado
Tributaries of the North Platte River
Rivers of Jackson County, Colorado
Rivers of Carbon County, Wyoming
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