- Greys River
Greys River is located central western
Wyoming with its confluence near Alpine in northern Lincoln County,Wyoming , USA. The river is about 65 miles (105 km.) in length, starting high up in theWyoming Range , 40 miles south of the town of Alpine. The river eventually flows into theSnake River forming the Snake River Canyon."Greys River." "Merriam-Webster's Geographical Dictionary ", 3rd ed. 2001. (ISBN 0-87779-546-0) Springfield, MA: Merriam-Webster Inc., p. 450.] It is a rushing mountain stream that separates the high Wyoming Range (east) andSalt River Range (west). The Greys River joins the Snake just above the intersection of highways 89 and 26. Just a short distance downriver from the confluence of the two rivers, the Snake widens quickly and passes through Alpine and enters intoPalisades Reservoir . The largest tributary of Greys River isLittle Greys River .In
1997 , Greys River hosted the second round of theWorld Fly-fishing Championship . [ [http://www.jacksonholenet.com/fishing/greys_river.php Wyoming Fly Fishing - Greys River] ]ources
ee also
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List of rivers in Wyoming External links
* [http://www.hawkwatch.org/RaptorWatch/Spring%202001/WY%20Exploratory%20Migration%20Counts.htm Satellite photo of the area]
* [http://waterplan.state.wy.us/plan/snake/exec_sum.html Wyoming State Water Plan Homepage, Snake/Salt River Basins]
* [http://www.forwolves.org/ralph/wpages/saltriv.htm Two photographs]
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* [http://cfpub.epa.gov/surf/huc.cfm?huc_code=17040103 US EPA watershed info]
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