Sweetwater River (Wyoming)
| Sweetwater River | |
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1870 photograph of the Sweetwater River. | |
North Platte, Sweetwater Rivers across Wyoming | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Wyoming |
| Cities | Sweetwater Station, Jeffrey City |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sweetwater Gap |
| • location | Wind River Range, Fremont County |
| • coordinates | 42°39′15″N 109°03′25″W / 42.65417°N 109.05694°W |
| • elevation | 10,200 ft (3,100 m) |
| Mouth | North Platte River |
• location | Pathfinder Reservoir, Natrona County |
• coordinates | 42°30′25″N 109°03′25″W / 42.50694°N 109.05694°W |
• elevation | 5,853 ft (1,784 m) |
| Length | 238 mi (383 km) |
| Basin size | 2,880 sq mi (7,500 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | above Pathfinder Reservoir |
| • average | 120.8 cu ft/s (3.42 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0.5 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 4,290 cu ft/s (121 m3/s) |
The Sweetwater River is a 238-mile (383 km) long tributary of the North Platte River, in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As a part of the Mississippi River system, its waters eventually reach the Gulf of Mexico.