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    SourceConfluence of North and South Forks
    Etymology

    The name is widely believed to have been derived from the Minnetaree Indian name Mi tse a-da-zi (Yellow Rock River) (Hidatsa: miʔciiʔriaashiish'). Common lore recounts that the name was inspired by the yellow-colored roc… See more

    Watershed

    The Yellowstone River watershed is a river basin spanning 37,167 square miles (96,260 km ) across Montana, with minor extensions into Wyoming and North Dakota, toward headwaters and terminus, respectivel… See more

    Geography

    The river rises in northwestern Wyoming in the Absaroka Range, on the Continental Divide in southwestern Park County. The river starts where the North Fork and the South Fork of the Yellowstone River converge. … See more

    Water right claims

    The division of water rights to the entire Yellowstone River Basin among Wyoming, Montana and North Dakota, governed by a 1950 compact, was disputed in a 2010 lawsuit brought directly to the U.S. Supreme C… See more