Madison River
The Madison River is a headwater tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 183 miles long, in Wyoming and Montana. Its confluence with the Jefferson and Gallatin rivers near Three Forks, Montana forms the Missouri River.
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- …lies at an elevation of 4,042 feet (1,232 metres)
- Description: river in Montana and Wyoming, United States
- Also known as“Firehole River”“Madison Fork”“River-in-which-the-shield-floated-off”“Tobacco Root River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Missouri Headwaters State Park.
Missouri Headwaters State Park
Park
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Missouri Headwaters State Park is a public recreation…
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Forks and Wheatland.
Three Forks
Three Forks is a town in Montana along the Lewis and Clark Trail.
Wheatland
Village
Wheatland is a census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. Wheatland is situated 4½ miles west of Madison River.
Logan
Hamlet
Logan is an unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Logan is situated 5 miles southeast of Madison River.
Madison River
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Latitude
45.92743° or 45° 55′ 39″ north
Longitude
-111.50802° or 111° 30′ 29″ west
Open location code
85QCWFGR+XQ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Madison River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Madison”
- Catalan: “Madison”
- Cebuano: “Madison River”
- Chinese: “麥迪遜河”
- Chinese: “麦迪逊河”
- Czech: “Madison”
- Danish: “Madison River”
- Dutch: “Madison River”
- Dutch: “Madison”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ماديسون”
- French: “Madison”
- French: “rivière Madison”
- German: “Madison River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Madison”
- Japanese: “マディソン川”
- Korean: “매디슨강”
- Kurdish: “Çemê Madison”
- Mingrelian: “მადისონი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “მადისონი”
- Polish: “Madison”
- Portuguese: “Rio Madison”
- Russian: “Мадисон (река)”
- Russian: “Мадисон”
- Spanish: “Rio Madison”
- Spanish: “Río Madison”
- Swedish: “Madison River”
- Venetian: “Madison”
- Welsh: “Afon Madison”
- Western Frisian: “Madison”
Places with the Same Name
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Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Trident and Carpenter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Jefferson River and Headwaters Cemetery.
Montana: Highlights
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