Rock Creek (Medicine Bow River)

Rock Creek
Stream, River
Country United States
State Wyoming
City Arlington
Source
 - location Snowy Range, Carbon County, Wyoming
 - coordinates 41°24′15″N 106°12′9″W / 41.40417°N 106.20250°W / 41.40417; -106.20250
Mouth Medicine Bow River
 - elevation 6,535 ft (1,992 m)
 - coordinates 41°54′17″N 106°8′38″W / 41.90472°N 106.14389°W / 41.90472; -106.14389Coordinates: 41°54′17″N 106°8′38″W / 41.90472°N 106.14389°W / 41.90472; -106.14389
Length 125 mi (201 km)
Discharge
 - average 80 cu ft/s (2.3 m3/s)
 - max 469 cu ft/s (13.3 m3/s)
 - min 9.8 cu ft/s (0.3 m3/s)

Rock Creek is a 125-mile-long (201 km)[1] river in the south central part of the U.S. state of Wyoming. It empties into the Medicine Bow River. The drainage basin of Rock Creek starts high on the north side of the Snowy Range. At the northern base of the range, Rock Creek runs through the town of Arlington and continues on through McFadden and Rock River. From there Rock Creek runs primarily northeasterly before turning to the northwest and meeting with the Medicine Bow River just north of the town of Medicine Bow.

See also

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed March 21, 2011


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