Medicine Bow River
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The Medicine Bow River is a Template:Convert<ref name=NHD>U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map Template:Webarchive, accessed March 21, 2011</ref> tributary of the North Platte River, in southern Wyoming in the United States.
Description
It rises in the Snowy Range, flowing out of the North Gap Lake, in southeastern Carbon County. It flows north, past Elk Mountain, then northeast, then northwest past the town of Medicine Bow and between the Shirley Mountains to the north and the Medicine Bow Mountains to the south. Near the town of Medicine Bow the Medicine Bow River is joined by its two largest tributaries, Rock Creek and the Little Medicine Bow River. It joins the North Platte in the Seminoe Reservoir, with the lower Template:Convert of the river forming an arm of the reservoir.
Discharge statistics
| Statistic | Time period | Discharge |
|---|---|---|
| Annual mean discharge | Year | 16.0cf/s<ref name=":0">Template:Cite web</ref> |
| Month with highest mean discharge | May | 83.5cf/s<ref name=":0" /> |
| Month with lowest mean discharge | September | 1.61cf/s<ref name=":0" /> |