| Gibbon River | |
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 Bison grazing near the Gibbon River in Yellowstone National Park | |
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| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| County | Teton County |
| Region | Yellowstone National Park |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 44°45′10″N 110°33′57″W / 44.75278°N 110.56583°W |
| • elevation | 6,795 feet (2,071 m) |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 44°38′32″N 110°51′56″W / 44.64222°N 110.86556°W[1] |
| Length | ~25 miles (40 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 126 square miles (330 km2)[4] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Madison Junction |
| • average | 127 cubic feet per second (3.6 m3/s)[3] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Missouri River |
The Gibbon River flows east of the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, the Northwestern United States. Along with the Firehole River, it is a major tributary of the Madison River, which itself is a tributary of the Missouri River.
- ^ "Gibbon River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Trails Illustrated-Mammoth Hot Springs, Yellowstone National Park (303) (Map) (Revised ed.). 1:63360. National Geographic Maps. 2008. ISBN 1-56695-304-9.
- ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics". waterdata.usgs.gov.
- ^ "USGS Site Map for Montana, USGS 06037100 Gibbon River at Madison Jct, YNP". Retrieved 2012-06-18.