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  Clarks Fork Yellowstone River
The river carves a path between the Beartooth Mountains to the north and the Absaroka Range to the south.
The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River is surrounded by Yellowstone Park on one side and the Beartooth mountains on the other.
The Grand Canyon of the Yellowstone and the Paradise Valley are stretches of the Yellowstone River that have made this amazing body of water famous.
www.allredlodge.com /attractions/clarks_fork_yellowstone_river.php   (777 words)

  
 Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River Bank Rehabilitation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The objective of the vanes was to slow river flow velocities on the river bank to allow the banks to stabilize and revegetate.
River bottom cut material from the footer trench was scooped up and placed on the upstream side of the rock vanes.
Another 260 feet of river bank is eroding and undercutting downstream from the 300 foot segment.
www.blm.gov /riparian/Profiles/clrksfrk.htm   (1082 words)

  
 Past Student Research: Beth Bartel
New data collected during the summer of 1997 in the drainage basin of Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River was synthesized with previous data and ideas to complete a deglaciation history of Clarks Fork lobe of the Yellowstone ice sheet.
In the ablation area, ice flowed into and dammed valleys on the south side of Clarks Fork valley, resulting in the formation of glacial lakes; ice was as thick as 570 m in Clarks Fork Canyon.
Clarks Fork ice was still present in Clarks Fork valley past the mouth of Pilot valley when Pilot ice retreated from Clarks Fork valley.
www.whitman.edu /geology/bartel.html   (545 words)

  
 Clark Fork (river) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The largest river by volume in Montana, it drains an extensive region of the Rocky Mountains in western Montana and northern Idaho in the watershed of the Columbia River, flowing northwest through a long mountain valley and emptying into Lake Pend Oreille in northern Idaho.
In the 19th century the Clark Fork Valley was inhabited by the Flathead tribe of Native Americans.
A middle segment of the river in Montana was formerly known as the Missoula River.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Clark_Fork_River   (656 words)

  
 Tim Wade's North Fork Anglers - Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
This river is NOT to be confused with the Clark Fork, which is located near Butte, Montana and is a tributary of the Columbia River system.
As the river gains small springs and freshets flowing off the ice pack of the Beartooths, the Clarks Fork is a fast-flowing freestone stream.
The river was also much loved by author Ernest Hemingway, who lived in a cabin close by the river and finished final drafts of several books in between the times he spent wading the river.
www.northforkanglers.com /clarksfork.htm   (1453 words)

  
 Wyoming Fly Fishing Trips: Clark's Fork, Yellowstone River
The Clarks Fork River drainage is located in the northwest corner of Wyoming adjacent to Yellowstone National Park on the Clark's Fork Ranger District.
The canyon section of the Clarks Fork River is the only river in Wyoming with the designation "wild and scenic." Summer hiking into the canyon from on top is hazardous under good conditions.
The fishery of the lower reaches of the river are maintained by periodic stockings by Wyoming Game and Fish (managed as a basic yield fishery) while the upper reaches and canyon are maintained by natural reproduction (managed as a wild fishery).
www.codywyomingnet.com /fishing/clarks_fork.php   (559 words)

  
 Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone: Montana border to the Yellowstone River | Montana Water Trails   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone: Montana border to the Yellowstone River
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone: Montana border to the Yellowstone River
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone: Montana border to the Yellowstone River Topo Map
www.trails.com /tcatalog_trail.asp?trailid=CGR002-007   (171 words)

  
 Remote Sensing of Aspen Change in Northern Yellowstone National Park
Mortality as measured by the ratio of dead to live aspen stems was greatest in the Clarks Fork area, where dead trees comprised 36% of the total number of aspen.
Aspen are rare in the riparian zones of the Yellowstone and Lamar Rivers although it is present along the banks of smaller tributaries such as Geode Creek.
The basin of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River (above Sunlight Creek confluence) provides data in an area that is not heavily utilized by ungulates as winter range.
www.cof.orst.edu /leopold/papers/project.htm   (3219 words)

  
 Yellowstone Field Study   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
Yellowstone is the world's largest active volcano and its largest geothermal basin.
The Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem presents an extraordinary laboratory for ecological studies ranging widely from wolf predation and forest fires to the biology of thermophilic bacteria.
Yellowstone is the world's first national park and today encounters profound legal, political, economic, and philosophical challenges to natural resources in American culture and the American West in particular.
www.honorscollege.pitt.edu /research/yellowstone/yellowstone.html   (191 words)

  
 Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, The Bridger Trail-River Crossings
At the summit of the divide, it crossed over to the eastern or south fork of Kirby Creek, which it descended to the Bighorn River.
The trail continued along the west side of the Bighorn River, usually within a mile or less from the river until reaching the mouth of Nowood Creek.
After crossing the Greybull, the trail continued west along the north side of the river to the vicinity of the big bend in the river, at which point it proceeded north until it reached the Shoshone River.
wyoshpo.state.wy.us /btrail/rivercrossings.html   (531 words)

  
 Wyoming Tourism: Yellowstone Area Driving Tours
The South Fork is the wintering ground for one of the largest herds of bighorn sheep in America, and provides forage for herds of pronghorn antelope, elk, and deer as well.
From the overlook at the summit, Sunlight Basin, the North Absaroka Wilderness, the Clarks Fork Canyon and the Beartooth Plateau present a panorama of soaring heights, plunging canyons, vast valleys and benchlands.
As you near the crossing of the Clark's Fork of the Yellowstone River, the limestone spires of Cathedral Cliffs buttress the land south of the road.
www.codywyomingnet.com /guides_tours/driving_tours.php   (2422 words)

  
 GORP - Greater Yellowstone - On the Water
Yellowstone Lake: Yellowstone Lake is the most popular fishery in the park and a great spot for less experienced anglers.
Yellowstone River in the Park: Ranking as one of the nation's premier trout streams, the Yellowstone River attracts thousands of anglers each season.
The Yellowstone River: While paddling on rivers in Yellowstone Park is strictly forbidden (an issue that has been simmering with local boaters for years) the namesake river offers exceptional paddling opportunities as it exits the park to the north.
gorp.away.com /gorp/location/wy/gy_water.htm   (1467 words)

  
 Greater Yellowstone Coalition's Conservation Sucesses
Their proposal did not protect the "health, safety, peace, morals, comfort and general welfare" of the district's residents, so the company was sent packing.
Rivers, including the Wild and Scenic Clarks Fork, were spared toxic mine run-off.
In 1990, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River was designated as a federal Wild and Scenic River, forever protecting 20.5 miles of spectacular whitewater rapids from dams or other potentially harmful water development projects.
www.greateryellowstone.org /about/history.html   (1084 words)

  
 Environmental Setting of the Yellowstone River Basin, Surface Water
The surface-water hydrology of the Yellowstone River Basin is characterized by the physiography of the basin and the flow and quality of its streams.
From its headwaters at the Continental Divide in northwestern Wyoming, the Yellowstone River flows out of the mountains and across the plains of south-central and eastern Montana to the confluence with the Missouri River in western North Dakota (fig.
Mean annual runoff from the Powder River Basin is less than 2 cm (0.8 in.), even though the drainage area for this major tributary is about 20 percent of the YRB study unit (table 2).
pubs.usgs.gov /wri/wri984269/surwater.html   (5059 words)

  
 Tim Wade's North Fork Anglers - Newsletter   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The North Fork, South Fork, and Lower Shoshone provide anglers with miles of river to wade or float for wild rainbow, brown and cutthroat trout.
The Clark's Fork has three distinct sections, each fish differently and each section has its own personality, requiring fly fishermen to change tactics on each section in order to keep the rod bent and the reel singing.
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE The upper sections are frozen.
www.northforkanglers.com /newsletter.htm   (657 words)

  
 Yellowstone River Corridor Resource Page
These data were created as part of a joint Yellowstone River Conservation Districts Council and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Omaha District investigation of the Yellowstone River stream corridor.
The representative study reaches are selected segments of the River corridor that will be the focus areas of the Yellowstone River Cumulative Effects Study.
Yellowstone River Fish Community Response to Anthropogenic Factors: Preliminary Evaluation for the Cumulative Effects Study Contact Stan Danielsen at sdanielsen@mt.gov or 406-247-4414 to request a copy of this report.
nris.state.mt.us /yellowstone   (672 words)

  
 GORP - Shoshone National Forest - The Wild & Scenic Clarks Fork
As the river flows north into Montana, it opens into the serene Paradise Valley, with fishing enthusiasts floating the waters and retreats for the wealthy lining the banks.
The Clarks Fork carves a path between the Beartooth Mountains to the north and the Absaroka Range to the south.
The trail along the north side of the Clarks Fork is great for anything from a long dayhike to several days of camping.
gorp.away.com /gorp/resource/us_national_forest/wy/riv_shos.htm   (1246 words)

  
 Mountain View Property for Sale, Land Real Estate Wyoming
Situated in the fertile river valley of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River are 16 premium parcels with majestic views of the Beartooth and Absaroka Mountain ranges.
Rivers Edge is located in the community of Clark, Wyoming at an elevation of 4,600 feet.
Clark is located 30 miles north of Cody, the 'Rodeo Capital of the World' and home to the Buffalo Bill Historical Center and many western cultural events.
www.canyonrealestate.net /html/Land.html   (1062 words)

  
 Stream Access Law
Use of county road right-of-way to access streams and rivers is consistent with the reasonable incidental use and the public’s right to travel on county roads.
Absent definition in the easement or deed to the contrary, the width of the bridge right-of-way easement is the same as the public highway to which it is attached.
Access to streams and rivers from county roads and bridges is subject to the exercise of the County Commission’s police power.
www.montanariveraction.org /stream.access.html   (1669 words)

  
 Clarks Fork Ranger District Shoshone National Forest
Located in northwest Wyoming, the Clarks Fork Ranger District lies east of Yellowstone National Park and is bordered on the north by Montana.
The Clarks Fork District features the forest's only wild and scenic river, the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone.
This 22.5-mile section of river cuts through the spectacular Clarks Fork Canyon with vertical 2000-foot cliffs.
www.fs.fed.us /r2/shoshone/districts/clarksfrk.htm   (251 words)

  
 YELLOW Case
The park is situated in a former mining region, active during the later half of the nineteenth century.
Another criticsm of the law is that it does not require royalties to be paid to the United States.(Brundin 1995, 1.) The greatest dispute however, concerns the potential adverse effects to the environment from the mine.
For one thing, Yellowstone is the home to many wildlife, including federally protected Grizzly Bears, Bald Eagles, Bighorn Sheep, Elk, and a number of other smaller animals and fish.(National Parks July 1995, 7.) As already stated, the mine will be at the headwater of 3 streams that feed into or near Yellowstone.
www.american.edu /TED/YELLOW.HTM   (1201 words)

  
 Reference.com/Encyclopedia/Clark Fork (river)
The Pend Oreille River, which drains the lake to the Columbia, is sometimes included as part of the Clark Fork, giving it a total length of 479 mi (771 km), with a drainage area of 25,820 sq mi (66,870 km²).
From Deer Lodge it flows generally northwest across western Montana, passing south of the Garnet Range to Missoula, receiving the Blackfoot River from the east 5 mi (8 km) east of the city.
At Noxon, Montana, along the north end of the Bitterroots near the Idaho border, it is impounded by the Noxon Rapids Dam to form a 20 mi (32 km) long reservoir.
www.reference.com /browse/wiki/Clark_Fork_River   (649 words)

  
 Wyoming State Historic Preservation Office, The Bridger Trail- Blazing the Trail
Maynadier took a party and proceeded southeast to the Rosebud, Tongue, and Powder rivers and rejoined the main party on the North Platte River in October.
Raynolds' route south from the Yellowstone River proved the feasibility of a wagon
Maynadier's exploration along the upper Bighorn River through the Bighorn Basin provided the basis for future historians to claim that he was responsible for the location of the Bridger Trail route utilized by Bridger in 1864.
wyoshpo.state.wy.us /btrail/blazingtrail.html   (631 words)

  
 The Twin River Anglers River Report-Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
The Twin River Anglers River Report-Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River
The Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone flow thrugh both Wyoming and Montana.
This river can produce some wonderful fishing and is a great place to get away from the crowds.
www.traflyfish.com /rivers/montana/cforkyellow.htm   (128 words)

  
 Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River | Wyoming | Public Lands Information Center | Recreation Search
Description: The Clarks Fork carves a path from the Beartooth Mountains in the north to the Absaroka Range.
Beginning just east of Yellowstone, it flows southeast, then curves through a deep canyon to head northeast into Montana and its convergence with the main channel of the Yellowstone near Billings.
Lower Clarks Fork: flatwater/Class I & II; suitable for rafting and canoeing.
www.publiclands.org /explore/site.php?id=1798   (336 words)

  
 Wyoming Fishing: Clarks Fork River Fishing Report
CLARKS FORK of the YELLOWSTONE The river is fishable from way up hign near Hwy 212, all the way down to where the river meets Montana again.
LOWER CLARKS FORK From the mouth of the canyon all the way to the WY/MT border, the trout are turned on after the recent rains and cold snap.
Griz when in these drainages of the Clarks Fork.
www.anglerguide.com /wyoming/index.cfm?TR_ID=104   (172 words)

  
 Buffalo Bill's Cody / Yellowstone Country - Things to Do: Scenic Byways   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-14)
At the head of the East Yellowstone Valley the highway enters Yellowstone National Park.
Here, the highway drops into the valley of the Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone River, where the river has carved a spectacular 1200 foot gorge between the granite Beartooth Plateau to the north and the volcanic Absaroka Mountains to the south.
A short distance beyond the crossing of the Clarks Fork, the road skirts the limestone Cathedral Cliffs.
www.yellowstonecountry.org /things-to-do/scenic-byways.php   (774 words)

  
 The Yellowstone at the Clark's Fork
Three miles up the Yellowstone, just out of the picture at upper right, is the town of Laurel, Montana; 25 miles downriver, below the photo, is the city of Billings.
Clark and his contingent arrived here early in the morning of July 24, an estimated twenty-nine miles downstream from the Canoe Camp, and indicated in his courses and distances for that date that he believed it was the Bighorn River.
Journal excerpts are from The Journals of the Lewis and Clark Expedition, edited by Gary E. Moulton
lewis-clark.org /content/yr_clarks-fork.htm   (359 words)

  
 Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem Rivers:Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone
Named for Captain William Clark of the Lewis and Clark expedition, the Clark’s Fork of the Yellowstone River begins just outside the northeast boundary of Yellowstone National Park and flows through pine forests, a spectacular canyon, and open farm country for 150 miles until it meets the Yellowstone River near Billings.
While it is cherished by anglers for its blue-ribbon trout fishery and hikers for the scenic backcountry trail that parallels the north side of the river, the Clark’s Fork is most famous for the spectacular 20 mile-long canyon it carves between the Beartooth Mountains on the north and the Absaroka Mountains to the south.
The Clark’s Fork remains the only designated wild and scenic river in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem.
www.greateryellowstone.org /ecosystem/waters/rivers/clarks-fork.php   (197 words)

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