Laramie River | |
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Etymology | Named for Jacques La Ramie, French Canadian fur trapper[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Colorado, Wyoming |
Cities | Laramie, Wheatland, Fort Laramie |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Chambers Lake (Colorado) |
• location | Larimer County, Colorado |
• coordinates | 40°36′56″N 105°51′29″W / 40.61556°N 105.85806°W |
• elevation | 9,192 ft (2,802 m)[2] |
Mouth | North Platte River |
• location | Goshen County, Wyoming |
• coordinates | 42°11′59″N 104°31′47″W / 42.19972°N 104.52972°W[3] |
• elevation | 4,213 ft (1,284 m)[3] |
Length | 280 mi (450 km) |
Basin size | 4,564 sq mi (11,820 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Fort Laramie, 0.6 miles (1.0 km) from mouth[4] |
• average | 129 cu ft/s (3.7 m3/s)[4] |
• minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
• maximum | 6,260 cu ft/s (177 m3/s) |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | North Laramie River |
• right | Chugwater Creek |
The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 280 miles (450 km) long,[5] in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century. Laramie County, Wyoming, the city of Laramie, and other geographical entities in the region have "Laramie" in their names.[1]