Sweetwater River (Wyoming)

Sweetwater River
1870 photograph of the Sweetwater River.
North Platte, Sweetwater Rivers across Wyoming
Location
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
Cities	Sweetwater Station, Jeffrey City
Physical characteristics
Source	Sweetwater Gap
• location	Wind River Range, Fremont County
• coordinates	42°39′15″N 109°03′25″W / 42.65417°N 109.05694°W / 42.65417; -109.05694[1]
• elevation	10,200 ft (3,100 m)
Mouth	North Platte River
• location	Pathfinder Reservoir, Natrona County
• coordinates	42°30′25″N 109°03′25″W / 42.50694°N 109.05694°W / 42.50694; -109.05694[1]
• elevation	5,853 ft (1,784 m)
Length	238 mi (383 km)[2]
Basin size	2,880 sq mi (7,500 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	above Pathfinder Reservoir[4]
• average	120.8 cu ft/s (3.42 m3/s)[4]
• minimum	0.5 cu ft/s (0.014 m3/s)
• maximum	4,290 cu ft/s (121 m3/s)

The Sweetwater River is a 238-mile (383 km) long tributary of the North Platte River,^[2] in the U.S. state of Wyoming. As a part of the Mississippi River system, its waters eventually reach the Gulf of Mexico.