New Fork River

New Fork River
New Fork River and New Fork Lakes at the base of the Wind River Range
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateWyoming
Physical characteristics
SourceWind River Range
 • locationLozier Lake, Bridger National Forest
 • coordinates43°11′03″N 109°48′21″W / 43.18417°N 109.80583°W / 43.18417; -109.80583[2]
 • elevation9,850 ft (3,000 m)
MouthGreen River
 • location
About 5.5 mi (8.9 km) east of Big Piney
 • coordinates
42°33′06″N 109°58′15″W / 42.55167°N 109.97083°W / 42.55167; -109.97083[2]
 • elevation
6,788 ft (2,069 m)
Length70 mi (110 km)
Basin size1,230 sq mi (3,200 km2)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Big Piney[1]
 • average712 cu ft/s (20.2 m3/s)[1]
 • minimum90 cu ft/s (2.5 m3/s)
 • maximum9,190 cu ft/s (260 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries 
 • leftPole Creek, Boulder Creek, East Fork River

The New Fork River is the uppermost major tributary of the Green River in Wyoming, flowing about 70 miles (110 km) entirely within Sublette County. It drains an arid farming region of southwestern Wyoming south of the Wind River Range.

  1. ^ a b c "USGS Gage #09205000 on the New Fork River near Big Piney, WY: Water-Data Report 2010" (PDF). National Water Information System. U.S. Geological Survey. Retrieved 2011-06-12.
  2. ^ a b "New Fork River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-06-05. Retrieved 2011-06-11.