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  Wyoming's Water Resources   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wyoming is situated astride the Continental Divide, and as a result provides the headwaters for four major river basins in the western United States.
The Yellowstone, Wind, Bighorn, and Shoshone rivers in northwestern Wyoming; the Tongue, Powder, Belle Fourche, Cheyenne, and Niobrara rivers in northeastern Wyoming; and the North Platte and Laramie rivers in southeastern Wyoming are all headwaters of the Missouri-Mississippi River Basin.
The Wyoming Constitution declares that the waters of all natural streams, springs, lakes, or other collections of still water within the boundaries of the state are the property of the state.
library.wrds.uwyo.edu /wrp/93-12/93-12.html   (3080 words)

  
 Basin, Wyoming -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Basin is the county seat of (Click link for more info and facts about Big Horn County, Wyoming) Big Horn County, Wyoming.
Basin is located at 44°22'44" North, 108°2'35" West (44.378777, -108.043100).
Out of the total population, 17.5% of those under the age of 18 and 12.7% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/b/ba/basin,_wyoming.htm   (451 words)

  
 A Geographic Information System to Identify Areas for Alternative Crops in Northwestern Wyoming
The Bighorn Basin was developed for agricultural use when irrigation was introduced into the area in 1905 with the completion of the Buffalo Bill Dam.
Environmental traits of the basin (e.g., rainfall, temperature, and soil) influence where new or alternative crops could be produced.
Bedrock and surficial geology covering the state of Wyoming was obtained from the Spatial Data and Visualization Center at the University of Wyoming (1998).
www.hort.purdue.edu /newcrop/proceedings1999/v4-176.html   (1810 words)

  
 Wyoming Projects   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bighorn Basin: Ongoing research by RM staff and associates since 1980 has resulted in over 9,000 specimens and a doubling of the known flora (to 687 taxa) of this 7,300 square mile basin.
Southern Powder River Basin: Additional field work in the southern portion of the Powder River Basin and the southeastern plains of Goshen and Platte counties was conducted by RM staff in 1993 and 1994 resulting in 8,170 collections.
Wind River Basin: This 5,000 square mile area (excluding the Wind River Indian Reservation) was the subject of a 1988 M.S. thesis (A Flora of the Wind River Basin and Adjacent Areas, Fremont, Natrona and Carbon Counties) by June Haines.
www.rmh.uwyo.edu /research/projects/wyo.htm   (1765 words)

  
 Basin Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Basin, Wyoming is a farmer's town and seat of Big Horn County.
In 1910, the citizens of Basin began a tree and shrub planting campaign and a "lilac town" drive in 1936.
Basin City, as it was first called, came into prominence in 1896 as a candidate for the seat of Big Horn County.
www.codywyomingnet.com /nearby_towns/basin.php   (739 words)

  
 Carbon-Dioxide Sequestration
The Powder River Basin is a Rocky Mountain foreland basin in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana.
It is a highly asymmetrical basin, with a gently sloping eastern margin and steeply dipping western and southern margins, where folding and overturned strata are common.
The major sources of data for the Fox Hills Sandstone in the Powder River Basin are derived from Lewis and Hotchkiss (1981) and Henderson (1985) in studies of the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek and Lance-Fox Hills aquifers.
www.beg.utexas.edu /environqlty/co2seq/0foxhills.htm   (855 words)

  
 Terrestrial Ecoregions -- Wyoming Basin shrub steppe (NA1313)
The Wyoming Basin Shrub Steppe is an expansive ecoregion of high, open, arid country.
The Snake/Columbia Shrub Steppe is lower in elevation than the Wyoming Basin, and the two are segregated by mountainous areas.
Recolonization or sporadic use of the shrub steppe by grizzly bears may occur in the near future as the Greater Yellowstone population shifts and expands its range; this phenomenon could be suppressed by widespread use of M-44 cyanide traps set for coyote control, and by uncontrolled human access.
worldwildlife.org /wildworld/profiles/terrestrial/na/na1313_full.html   (1569 words)

  
 Green River Basin, Wyoming
The Greater Green River Basin has a long history of oil and gas exploration and production, and today this area is attracting considerable attention as one of the nation's most important producers of natural gas.
The Greater Green River Basin is a complex of depressions separated by uplifts and ridges, primarily in southwestern Wyoming, but extending into Utah and Colorado.
The Green River Basin Advisory Committee of the Department of the Interior recommended to former Interior Secretary Bruce Babbitt that operators should be given relief from costs associated with compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act, and that the required environmental analysis process should be streamlined.
www.gravmag.com /grnriv.htm   (1473 words)

  
 Cody Wyoming Tourism / Travel Guide   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Use our Wyoming travel guide to book cabins, hotels and motels for affordable accommodations.
Wyoming dude ranches, outfitters, and horseback riding vacations provide a true western experience.
Wyoming fishing, elk & antelope hunting provide outdoor adventure, with skiing and snowmobile vacations offered during the winter months.
www.codywyomingnet.com   (330 words)

  
 Historic Big Horn Basin Photos III
Basin City was formed in 1896 by Winfield S. Collins with the thought that upon the formation of Big Horn County it would become the new county seat.
In the promotional lanquage of Wyoming the use of the term "city" in the name of a place, usually meant that it wasn't, i.e.
Wyoming was less isolationist than the Midwest and with the advent of the War, Wyoming contributed 12,000 men to military service, above the national average.
www.wyomingtalesandtrails.com /basin.html   (731 words)

  
 Coal Bed Methane Frequently Asked Questions   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Within the Rocky Mountain Region, untapped sources of CBM exist in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming and Montana, the Greater Green River Basin of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah, the Uinta-Piceance Basin of Colorado and Utah, and the Raton and San Juan Basins of Colorado and New Mexico.
The Wyoming Oil and Gas Conservation Commission (2002) estimates 31.8 TCF of recoverable CBM in the Powder River Basin of Wyoming alone.
Coal bed methane exists only in areas where the dominant chemistry of the water in the coal seam is sodium bicarbonate and where the coal seam is buried deeply enough to maintain sufficient water pressure to hold the gas in place.
waterquality.montana.edu /docs/methane/cbmfaq.shtml   (4188 words)

  
 Wyoming's Whiskey Basin: Heart of Bighorn Sheep Country
Here, at a place called Whiskey Basin, bighorn sheep have thrived for decades, producing good numbers of lambs each year, a surplus that wildlife managers with the Wyoming Game and Fish Department have used to supplement wild populations around the West.
Located southeast of the town of Dubois, Whiskey Basin is the heart of sheep country.
In Wyoming, bighorn sheep can be found in many of the major mountain ranges, but many of these populations exist thanks to the Whiskey Basin population.
www.yellowstonepark.com /news/archive/2004/bighorncountry.asp   (829 words)

  
 TITLE 41: CHAPTER 3 - ARTICLE 10 - INSTREAM FLOWS   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
(a) The storage of water in any drainage in Wyoming for the purpose of providing a recreational pool or the release of water for instream flows to establish or maintain new or existing fisheries is a beneficial use of water subject to normal stream loss.
If the water development commission determines that storage of water to provide instream flows is feasible and in the interest of the state of Wyoming, it shall request authority from the legislature to proceed with the design and construction of storage facilities and the storage of sufficient water for such purposes.
(h) The amount of water appropriated for instream flow in each river basin in Wyoming shall not result in more water leaving the state than the amount of water that is allocated by interstate compact or United States supreme court decree for downstream uses outside of Wyoming.
legisweb.state.wy.us /statutes/titles/title41/c03a10.htm   (1353 words)

  
 Powder River Basin Resource Council
Powder River Basin Resource Council is a truly grassroots conservation organization.
The conservation of Wyoming's unique land, mineral, water, and clean air resources consistent with responsible use of those resources to sustain the livelihood of present and future generations.
In a stunning victory for Wyoming ranchers, a federal judge ruled that a Clean Water Act permit for coalbed methane operations in Wyoming is illegal.
www.powderriverbasin.org   (417 words)

  
 Big Horn County Basin, Wyoming (Counties)
This county in northern Wyoming is perhaps the most scenic.
Basin is located in Big Horn County (of which it is the county seat).
The population estimate for July 1, 1998 was 90, an...
www.ohwy.com /wy/y/y56003.htm   (355 words)

  
 USGS Colorado Water Resources - Water-quality Assessment of the South Platte Basin, Colorado, Wyoming, and Nebraska
The South Platte River Basin study (SPLT), conducted as part of the U.S. Geological Survey’s National Water-Quality Assessment (NAWQA) Program, began its second decade of intensive water-quality assessments of streams and ground waters in 2001.
The South Platte River Basin was intensively sampled during 1992-95.
To characterize water-quality conditions in shallow ground water of the Denver Basin aquifer beneath agricultural and urban areas.
webserver.cr.usgs.gov /projects/CO255/CO255.html   (286 words)

  
 Colonization of the Big Horn Basin by the Latter-day Saints, by Eliza R. Lythgoe
A favorable report of the proposition in Wyoming was made to the Presidency of the Church, and the organization for colonizing the new country was started.
We were eight weeks on the road from Provo, Utah, to the Big Horn Basin in Wyoming, arriving at the head of the canal May 29, 1900.
Oats were obtained at Opal, Wyoming, which, with the salt sage and dry grass, dept the animals alive.
www.lythgoes.net /genealogy/history/ElizaRLythgoe.php   (2815 words)

  
 Wyoming Mortgages, Home Mortgage Rates Wyoming Loan Broker for Wyoming Refinance Loans
Wyoming has a continental climate, characterized by moderately warm summers at low elevations, long and cold winters, and generally low amounts of precipitation.
The basins, which lie in the rain shadow of mountains, are very dry, with an average annual precipitation of about 250 mm (about 10 in) or less; the Great Plains region has an annual average of about 380 mm (about 15 in), and the Black Hills region receives slightly more.
The annual snowfall ranges from about 500 mm (about 20 in) in the Bighorn Basin to well over 5,100 mm (over 200 in) in the higher mountains, where annual precipitation can be 1,140 mm (45 in) or more.
www.findthelowestmortgagerates.com /wyomingmortgages.htm   (240 words)

  
 Find Churches in Basin Wyoming - FlockFinder.com
For a while now, churches in Wyoming have felt pressure to get a "church website" thinking it would be an evangelistic tool and way to promote their church.
Churches in Basin Wyoming would be surprised at the amount of people who are looking for a church in their area.
Lots of churches in Wyoming don't realize the challenge Christians are facing each week trying to find good churches to attend.
www.flockfinder.com /churches_wyoming/basin/churches_basin_wyoming.html   (621 words)

  
 CorporateAttorney.ProsByCity.com - Corporate Law in Basin Wyoming   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Basin, Wyoming Real Estate Guru Reveals How To Sell Your House "As Is" For A Fair Price On The Date Of Your Choice In Basin, Wyoming
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corporateattorney.prosbycity.com /Wyoming/Basin/index.php3   (392 words)

  
 1:24,000 Surficial Hydrography for Salt River Basin, Wyoming
The purpose of this data layer is to provide a base hydrography layer for the Salt River Basin.
The data and corresponding attributes are only as accurate as the source maps from which they were obtained, and may vary depending upon the date and method of acquisition.
This linework includes the Salt River Basin up to the watershed boundary on the east and up to the quadrangle boundary on the Idaho, western side.
www.sdvc.uwyo.edu /clearinghouse/metadata/hydro_salt.html   (1100 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Wysak Petroleum Updates Powder River Basin Progress   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The Powder River basin boasts a high-success rate of profitable discoveries; this has given Wysak great confidence as it moves forward in its evaluation of additional properties.
In addition to the 4 Powder River Basin property leases, Wysak has one in the Bighorn Basin region and another in the Green River Basin.
Nearly 100 wells are being drilled each week, and estimates for a fully developed basin are at nearly 100,000 wells.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=93434   (400 words)

  
 Water Resources Data System Library - Reference Shelf
Occurrence and Characteristics of Ground Water in the Bighorn Basin, Wyoming.
Occurrence and Characteristics of Ground Water in the Laramie, Shirley and Hanna Basins, Wyoming.
Occurrence and Characteristics of Ground Water in the Denver-Julesburg Basin, Wyoming.
library.wrds.uwyo.edu /reference/reference.html   (334 words)

  
 Basin, Wyoming WY Home Improvement Contractors
The Wind River, located in Wyoming, actually changes its name in the middle of the stream becoming the Big Horn River at a site at the north end of the Wind River Canyon.
The nickname of Wyoming is the "Equality State".
ServiceMagic has helped homeowners in Wyoming find prescreened and customer-rated home improvement contractors to meet their home improvement needs.
www.servicemagic.com /d.Basin.WY.html   (126 words)

  
 Wyoming Water Resource Data System
The Water Resources Data System is a clearinghouse of hydrological and climatological data for the State of Wyoming.
Funded from an allocation from the Wyoming Water Development Commission, the System offers a wide range of products and services to its users.
As of 01 September 2001, the State Climatologist Office has been combined with WRDS in order to better integrate the functions of these two environmentally related disciplines.
www.wrds.uwyo.edu   (68 words)

  
 U.S. Geological Survey Water Bibliography, Northeastern Wyoming
Beikman, H.M., 1962, Geology of the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana, with reference to subsurface disposal of radioactive wastes: U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 62-7 [Trace Element Investigations Report TEI-823], 85 p.
Hodson, W.G., 1971b, Chemical analyses of ground water in the Powder River basin and adjacent areas, northeastern Wyoming: Wyoming Department of Economic Planning and Development report, 20 p.
Rice, C.A., Bartos, T.T., and Ellis, M.S., 2002, Chemical and isotopic composition of water in the Fort Union and Wasatch Formations of the Powder River basin, Wyoming and Montana: Implications for coalbed methane development, in Schwochow, S.D., and Nuccio, V.F. (eds.), Coalbed methane of North America, II: Rocky Mountain Association of Geologists guidebook, p.
wy.water.usgs.gov /pubs/statebiblio/ne.htm   (6559 words)

  
 Wind River Basin, Wyoming (Natural Features)
The Wind River Basin lies in west central Wyoming.
The land is young, geologically, and prominent mountains and plains comprise the landscape.
Said to be straight in the heart of Wyoming, the Wind River Basin is a center point for the Bureau of Land Management areas that surround it, including the Lysite Badlands and Dubois Badlands, as well as Copper, Whiskey, Lysite, and Fuller peaks.
www.ohwy.com /wy/w/windrivb.htm   (177 words)

  
 Welcome to the Wyoming Wyoming State Water Plan
In 1997 the Legislature directed the WWDC to conduct a water planning feasibility study with the assistance of the University of Wyoming (UW).
In conjunction with the State Engineer and the University, the WWDC completed an intensive public outreach effort, a pilot analysis in the Bear River Basin and a statewide water data inventory.
This doctrine is recognized as the cornerstone of state water administration and the basis for the assumption that Wyoming should manage its resources for the benefit of citizens of the state.
waterplan.state.wy.us   (238 words)

  
 Thickness of coal, Little Thunder Creek drainage basin, Wyoming
This data set was developed from a Bureau of Land Management database containing information on coal thickness from core samples, converted into a spatial database using kriging techniques.
Each polygon is attributed with reference to a range of thickness describing the coal seam (measured in feet).
This data layer provides a spatial data input parameter for groundwater modeling associated with Wyoming's Cumulative Hydrologic Impact Assessment for coal mining activities in the Powder River Coal Region.
www.sdvc.uwyo.edu /clearinghouse/metadata/isopach.html   (630 words)

  
 Part3: Federal Coal in the United States - Digital Database of Coal Ownership Status
Figure 6 shows the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana, which has the largest in-place coal resources of any coal field in the contiguous U.S. (Keystone, 1997) and produces over one-fourth of the Nation's total coal (The Mining Record, 1997).
Most of the surface of the basin is privately owned, yet almost all of the coal is Federally owned.
See "Federal surface management in the Powder River Basin"- Appendix 2, Figure 5 in Open-File Report 98-102, Land Status and Federal Mineral Ownership in the Powder River Basin, Wyoming and Montana: a Digital Data Set for Geographic Information Systems.
geology.cr.usgs.gov /energy/fedland/FS12-98/part3.html   (193 words)

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