The Medicine Bow River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map , accessed March 21, 2011 tributary of the North Platte River, in southern Wyoming in the United States.
Description It rises in the Snowy Range, flowing out of the North Gap Lake, in southeastern Carbon County. It flows north, past Elk Mountain, then northeast, then northwest past the town of Medicine Bow and between the Shirley Mountains to the north and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the south. Near the town of Medicine Bow the Medicine Bow River is joined by its two largest tributaries, Rock Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River. It joins the North Platte in the Seminoe Reservoir, with the lower of the river forming an arm of the reservoir.
Discharge statistics StatisticTime periodDischargeAnnual mean dischargeYear16.0cf/sMonth with highest mean dischargeMay83.5cf/sMonth with lowest mean dischargeSeptember1.61cf/s
See also
List of Wyoming rivers
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