Gallatin River
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The Gallatin River |
The
Gallatin River is a tributary of the
Missouri River, approximately 120 mi (193 km long), in the
U.S. states of
Wyoming and
Montana. It is one of three rivers, along with the
Jefferson and
Madison that converge near
Three Forks, Montana to form the Missouri.
It rises in the northwest corner
Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern
Wyoming, in the
Gallatin Range of the
Rocky Mountains. It flows northwest through
Gallatin National Forest, past
Big Sky, Montana, and joins the Jefferson and Madison approximately 30 mi (48 km) northwest of
Bozeman.
The river was named for
Albert Gallatin.
The Gallatin River is one of the best whitewater runs in the Yellowstone-Teton Area. In June, when the snowmelt is released from the mountains, the river has a class IV section called the "Mad Mile". This section of whitewater is over a mile long and contains continuous stretches of challenging whitewater. Rafting companies offer trips on this river - on the Mad Mile Section as well as other, less challenging sections.
The Gallatin River is an amazingly scenic river - winding through high alpine meadows, dropping into the rocky Gallatin Canyon and flowing out into the Gallatin Valley. It is also known for Blue Ribbon Trout Fishing.
Parts of the movie
A River Runs Through It were filmed on the Gallatin.
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List of Wyoming rivers*
List of Montana rivers*
Gallatin River images from the
National Park Service*
US Dept. of Agriculture snowmelt runoff of the Gallatin
