Big Sandy River

The Big Sandy River is a 141-mile-long tributary of the Green River in in the .
Photo: G. Thomas, Public domain.
  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Sweetwater, Lincoln, and Sublette counties in Wyoming, United States
  • Also known as: Big Sandy Creek” and “Sandy Creek

Big Sandy River

Latitude
41.85051° or 41° 51′ 2″ north
Longitude
-109.78236° or 109° 46′ 57″ west
Elevation
6,260 feet (1,908 metres)
Open location code
85HGV629+63
Geo­Names ID
5818740
Wiki­data ID
Q859229
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Big Sandy River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Big Sandy
  • Catalan: Big Sandy
  • Cebuano: Big Sandy River
  • Chinese: 大桑迪河
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر ساندى الكبير
  • German: Big Sandy River
  • Irish: Abhainn Big Sandy
  • Mingrelian: ბიგ-სენდი (ვაიომინგი)
  • Mingrelian: ბიგ-სენდი
  • Spanish: Rio Big Sandy (Wyoming)
  • Spanish: Río Big Sandy (Wyoming)
  • Spanish: Río Big Sandy
  • Venetian: Big Sandy
  • Welsh: Afon Big Sandy

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