Shoshone River

The Shoshone River is a 100-mile long river in northern , United States. Its headwaters are in the in Shoshone National Forest. It ends when it runs into the Big Horn River near .
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Big Horn and Park counties in Wyoming, United States
  • Also known as: Stinking Water”, “Stinking Water River”, and “Stinkingwater River

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Kane.

Hamlet
is a ghost town that existed 2 miles south of the confluence of the Shoshone River and the Bighorn River in , northern , United States.

Shoshone River

Latitude
44.86218° or 44° 51′ 44″ north
Longitude
-108.20483° or 108° 12′ 17″ west
Elevation
3,642 feet (1,110 metres)
Open location code
85PHVQ6W+V3
Geo­Names ID
5838308
Wiki­data ID
Q919146
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In Other Languages

From Asturian to Welsh—“Shoshone River” goes by many names.
  • Asturian: Ríu Shoshone
  • Catalan: Shoshone
  • Cebuano: Shoshone River
  • Chinese: 休休尼河
  • Chinese: 肖松尼河
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر شوشون
  • German: Shoshone River
  • Irish: Abhainn Shoshone
  • Norwegian Bokmål: Shoshone River
  • Norwegian: Shoshone River
  • Polish: Shoshone River
  • Polish: Shoshone
  • Russian: Шошоне
  • Swedish: Shoshone River
  • Venetian: Shoshone
  • Welsh: Afon Shoshone

Places with the Same Name

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Lovell and Devils Playground.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Little Sheep Mountain Anticline Number Fourteen Mine and Kane Cemetery.

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