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Housing Units (2000): 44
Land area (2000): 5.912713 sq. miles (15.313856 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.049661 sq. miles (0.128622 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 5.962374 sq. miles (15.442478 sq. km)
FIPS code: 62305
Located within: Wyoming (WY), FIPS 56
Location: 43.034720 N, 106.990626 W
ZIP Codes (1990):
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Headwords:
Powder River
Housing Units (2000): 1007
Land area (2000): 3297.177652 sq. miles (8539.650552 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.759052 sq. miles (1.965936 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 3297.936704 sq. miles (8541.616488 sq. km)
Located within: Montana (MT), FIPS 30
Location: 45.363372 N, 105.625006 W
Headwords:
Powder River, MT
Powder River County
Powder River County, MT
Wikipedia
Powder River is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately long in northeastern Wyoming and southeastern Montana in the United States. It drains an area historically known as the Powder River Country on the high plains east of the Bighorn Mountains.
It rises in three forks in north central Wyoming. The North and Middle forks rise along the eastern slope of the Bighorn Mountains. The South Fork rises on the southern slopes of the Bighorn Mountains west of Casper. The three forks meet on the foothills east of the Bighorns near the town of Kaycee. The combined stream flows northward, east of the Bighorns, and into Montana. It is joined by the Little Powder near the town of Broadus, and joins the Yellowstone approximately downriver from Miles City, Montana. The Powder River was so named (in the English language as well as in local indigenous languages) because the sand along a portion of its banks resembles powder or dust.
Powder River may refer to:
- Powder River (Montana), in Wyoming and Montana in the United States
- Powder River Country, the area around the above river.
- Powder River (Oregon), in Oregon in the United States
- Powder River Basin, a major coal producing region in the United States
- Powder River Pass, a mountain pass in the Big Horn Mountains of Wyoming
- Powder River County, Montana
- Powder River, Wyoming, a populated place in Natrona County
- Powder River, Wyoming (river)
In history:
- Powder River Expedition, refers to two military expeditions through the Powder River region
- Battle of Powder River, a military battle fought during the Black Hills War
In transportation:
- USS LSM(R)-519, renamed Powder River in 1955
In entertainment:
- Powder River, a 1953 film, directed by Louis King
- Powder River, a 1989 studio album by country music artist Chris LeDoux
In sports:
- Powder River pass, a football play in 1954 giving Arkansas a 6-0 win over Ole Miss.
The Powder River is a tributary of the Snake River, approximately long, in northeast Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Columbia Plateau on the eastern side of the Blue Mountains. It flows almost entirely within Baker County but downstream of the city of North Powder forms part of the border between Baker County and Union County.
Powder River is a radio-drama series produced by the Colonial Radio Theatre on the Air. The series is written by Jerry Robbins, and takes place in Clearmont, Wyoming. It airs on Imagination Theater.
Powder River is a 1953 Western film starring Rory Calhoun.
The screenplay was written by Stuart N. Lake, who two years later was the story consultant on the ABC/ Desilu western television series, The Life and Legend of Wyatt Earp.
Usage examples of "powder river".
And now I heard them speak of Lodge Grass and Bucking Mule Creeks, Powder River and Bobcat Draw, and I’.
When you've done that, me and Jake and Newt will gather up a herd and meet you on Powder River.
And make those mad bastards up in Powder River country understand that they'd better settle for it, or they'll get worse?
At length they emerged upon a stream of clear water, one of the forks of Powder River, and to their great joy beheld once more wide grassy meadows, stocked with herds of buffalo.
The Powder River Conference ended ninety-five years ago, but the old Chief's baleful analysis of the White Man's rape of the American continent was just as accurate then as it would be today if he came back from the dead and said it for the microphones on prime-time TV.
In a few days I departed with several others, and we rejoined the hostile camp on the Powder River and made some trouble for the men who were building the great iron track north of us [Northern Pacific].
They would have reached the Powder River too late to cross last night, and they wouldn't attempt a crossing until full daylight.
He had never seen the Yellowstone, nor did he know very much about either that river or Powder River.