Clarks Fork Yellowstone River

The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (sometimes called the Clark's Fork River) is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, 150 mi (241 km) long in the U.S. states of Montana and Wyoming.[3]

Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana, Wyoming
Physical characteristics
SourceBeartooth Mountains
  location45°02′33″N 109°53′42″W[1]
MouthLaurel, Montana
  coordinates
45°39′00″N 108°42′55″W
  elevation
3,241 ft (988 m)
Length141 mi (227 km)
Discharge 
  locationnear Silesia
  average1,142 cu ft/s (32.3 m3/s)[2]
TypeWild
DesignatedNovember 28, 1990

It rises in southern Montana, in the Gallatin National Forest in the Beartooth Mountains, approximately 4 mi (6 km) northeast of Cooke City and southwest of Granite Peak. It flows southeast into the Shoshone National Forest in northwest Wyoming, east of Yellowstone National Park, then northeast back into Montana. It passes Belfry, Bridger, Fromberg, and Edgar, and joins the Yellowstone approximately 2 mi (3 km) southeast of Laurel.

The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River should not be confused with the Clark Fork River, which is located in Montana and Idaho.

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