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Little Bighorn River
Battle of Little Bighorn Reenactment at the banks of the Little Bighorn River between the Crow Agency and Garryowen, Montana.
The Bighorn River, showing the Little Bighorn River as a tributary in the northeast
Native nameIisaxpúatahcheeaashe Aliakáate (Crow)[1]
Location
CountryBig Horn County, Montana and Sheridan County, Wyoming
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationBighorn Mountains, Bald Mountain(Wyoming
 • coordinates44°47′21″N 107°48′44″W / 44.7893°N 107.8122°W / 44.7893; -107.8122 (Little Bighorn River origin)
Mouth 
 • location
Bighorn River near Hardin, Montana
 • coordinates
45°44′17″N 107°34′10″W / 45.73806°N 107.56944°W / 45.73806; -107.56944 (Little Bighorn River)[2]
 • elevation
2,884 feet (879 m)[2]
Discharge 
 • locationnear Hardin
 • average278 cu ft/s (7.9 m3/s)[3]
Basin features
River systemYellowstone River

The Little Bighorn River[2] is a 138-mile-long (222 km)[4] tributary of the Bighorn River in the United States in the states of Montana and Wyoming. The Battle of the Little Bighorn, also known as the Battle of the Greasy Grass, was fought on its banks on June 25–26, 1876, as well as the Battle of Crow Agency in 1887.

  1. ^ "Crow Dictionary Online".
  2. ^ a b c "Little Bighorn River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics
  4. ^ "The National Map". U.S. Geological Survey. Archived from the original on 2012-03-29. Retrieved Feb 9, 2011.

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