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Bighorn River

River in Hot Springs State Park, Bighorn Canyon NRA, Rocky Mountains, Cedar Mtn. WSA in Lucerne in WY, MT

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The Bighorn River is a tributary of the Yellowstone, approximately 461 miles (742 km) long, in the states of Wyoming and Montana in the western United States. The river was named in 1805 by fur trader François Larocque for the bighorn sheep he saw along its banks as he explored the Yellowstone. The upper reaches of the Bighorn, south of the Owl Creek Mountains in Wyoming, are known as the Wind River. The two rivers are sometimes referred to as the Wind/Bighorn. The Wind River officially becomes the Bighorn River at the Wedding of the Waters, on the north side of the Wind River Canyon near the town of Thermopolis. From there, the river flows through the Bighorn Basin in north central Wyoming, passing through Thermopolis and Hot Springs State Park. At the border with Montana, the river turns…

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Rainbow Trout Oncorhynchus mykiss (species)

487 Observations

Sauger Sander canadensis (species), “Pike Perch”, “Sand Pickerel”, “Sand Pike”

98 Observations

Channel Catfish Ictalurus punctatus (species), “Graceful Catfish”, “Catfish”

98 Observations

Walleye Sander vitreus (species), “Yellow Walleye”

97 Observations

Burbot Lota lota (species), “Eel-Pout”

75 Observations

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Bighorn River ab Tullock Cr near Bighorn MT

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Boat Launches (22)

Horseshoe Bend Boat Ramp

Fishing Accesses (15)

Wakely Fishing Access

Monument Hill Spur Trail

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Camping Areas (6)

Bighorn Camping Area

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