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The Gallatin River

The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi (193 km long), in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana. It is one of three rivers, along with the Jefferson and Madison that converge near Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri.


It rises in the northwest corner Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, in the Gallatin Range of the Rocky Mountains. It flows northwest through Gallatin National Forest, past Big Sky, Montana, and joins the Jefferson and Madison approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of Bozeman.


The river was named for Albert Gallatin.


See also

External links

  • National Park Service (http://www.nps.gov/yell/slidefile/water/river/gallatin/page.htm) Gallatin River images
  • US Dept. of Agriculture (http://www.mt.nrcs.usda.gov/snow/watersupply/gateway.html) snowmelt runoff of the Gallatin

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Missouri River - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (654 words)
The headwaters of the Missouri are in the Rocky Mountains of southwestern Montana, near the continental divide.
The river rises in the Jefferson, Madison, and Gallatin rivers, which converge near Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri.
During the late 19th century, the river was a primary means of transportation of goods and passengers before the spread of the railroads.
Gallatin River - definition of Gallatin River in Encyclopedia (138 words)
The Gallatin River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 120 mi (193 km long), in the U.S. states of Wyoming and Montana.
It is one of three rivers, along with the Jefferson and Madison that converge near Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri.
It rises in the northwest corner Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, in the Gallatin Range of the Rocky Mountains.
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