The Laramie River

The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 216 mi (348 km) long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The North Platte River is a tributary of the Platte River, approximately 680 mi (1094 km long in the U A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. The State of Wyoming ( is a sparsely populated state in the western region of the United States.

It rises in northern Colorado, in the Roosevelt National Forest in the Front Range, in western Larimer County. The Roosevelt National Forest is a National Forest located in north central Colorado. The Front Range is a Mountain range of the Rocky Mountains of North America that is located in the north-central portion of the U Larimer County is the seventh most populous and the ninth most extensive of the 64 counties of the State of Colorado of the United States. It flows NNW into Wyoming, along the east side of the Medicine Bow Mountains, past Jelm and Woods Landing, then NE emerging from the mountains 22 miles southwest of Laramie. For the Snowy Range of Australia, see Snowy Mountains. The Medicine Bow Mountains are a Mountain range in the Woods Landing-Jelm is a Census-designated place (CDP in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Woods Landing-Jelm is a Census-designated place (CDP in Albany County, Wyoming, United States. Laramie is a city in and the County seat of Albany County in the U The river then flows north through the town of Laramie. In the Laramie Plains it joins the Little Laramie River. The Little Laramie River, often referred to simply as the Little Laramie, is one of the largest tributaries of the Laramie River. The Laramie River then continues north through the Laramie Plains and through Wheatland Reservoir. The Laramie Plains is an arid highland (approximately elevation 8000 ft in south central Wyoming in the United States. Wheatland Reservoir is a Reservoir located near Wheatland, Wyoming. It flows NE through the Laramie Mountains. The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the states of Wyoming and Colorado Emerging from the mountains, it receives the North Laramie River 5 mi (8 km) north of Wheatland and Chugwater Creek 7 mi (11 km) NE of Wheatland. The North Laramie River is a tributary of the Laramie River, approximately 69 mi (111 km long in southeastern Wyoming in the United States. Wheatland is a town in and the County seat of Platte County in southeastern Wyoming, United States. Chugwater Creek is a tributary of the Laramie River, approximately 81 mi (130 km long in southeastern Wyoming in the United States. It joins the North Platte opposite the town Fort Laramie. Fort Laramie is a town in Goshen County, Wyoming, United States.

In its upper reaches in Colorado, the river supplies water to the Cache La Poudre River via the Laramie-Poudre Tunnel. The Cache La Poudre River (sometimes called the Poudre River for short is a tributary of the South Platte River in the state of Colorado in the United The Laramie-Poudre Tunnel is an Irrigation Tunnel, similar to an Aqueduct, in the U The tunnel, which is approximately 2 mi/3. 2 km long, was finished in 1911 as part of a larger irrigation project for northern Colorado. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Irrigation is an artificial application of water to the soil usually for assisting in growing crops

The Laramie River, as it flows past the site of old Fort Laramie

. Fort Laramie National Historic Site, located in present-day Goshen County, Wyoming

The river was named for Jacques La Ramee, a French-Canadian fur trader who lived in the area in the 1820s. Jacques La Ramee was a French-Canadian fur trader who lived in Wyoming after moving there in 1815 The fur trade is a worldwide industry dealing in the acquisition and sale of animal Fur. Events and trends Nationalistic independence helped reshape the world during this decade Greece gains independence from the Ottoman Empire His arrow-ridden body was found near the mouth of the river on the North Platte by his companions, who named the river in his honor. The Laramie Mountains, as well as the City of Laramie, Wyoming, were later given the same name. The Laramie Mountains are a range of moderately high peaks on the eastern edge of the Rocky Mountains in the states of Wyoming and Colorado Laramie is a city in and the County seat of Albany County in the U

Discharge statistics

• Discharge of the Laramie River at different locations

See also

• List of Colorado rivers
• List of Wyoming rivers