- Madison River
The Madison River is a headwater
tributary of theMissouri River , approximately 183 miles (295 km) long, inWyoming andMontana . Itsconfluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers nearThree Forks, Montana form the Missouri River.The Madison rises in Park County in northwestern Wyoming at the confluence of the Firehole and Gibbon rivers, a location known as Madison Junction in
Yellowstone National Park . It flows west then north through the mountains of southwestern Montana to join the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers at Three Forks. TheMissouri River Headwaters State Park is located on the Madison at Three Forks. [ [http://fwp.mt.gov/lands/site_281910.aspx Montana Fish and Wildlife and Parks] ] In its upper reaches inGallatin County, Montana , the Hebgen Dam formsHebgen Lake . In its middle reaches inMadison County, Montana , the Madison Dam formsEnnis Lake and provideshydroelectric power . In 1959, the Hebgen Lake earthquake formedQuake Lake just downstream from Hebgen Dam.The river was named in July
1805 byMeriwether Lewis at Three Forks. The central fork of the three, it was named for U.S. Secretary of StateJames Madison , who would succeedThomas Jefferson as President in 1809. The western fork, the largest, was named for President Jefferson and the east fork for Treasury SecretaryAlbert Gallatin .Angling The Madison
The Madison River, from Madison Junction in Yellowstone to Three Forks, is a
fly fishing mecca for serious anglers.ee also
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Angling in Yellowstone National Park
*Montana Stream Access Law
*List of rivers of Montana
*List of Wyoming rivers References
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* cite book |last=Holt |first=John |title=River Journal - Madison |publisher=Frank Amato Publications |Portland, OR |year=1993 |isbn=1878175270Notes
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