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Wind River

American  
[wind] / wɪnd /

noun

  1. a river in W central Wyoming, flowing SE and joining the Popo Agie River to form the Bighorn River. 120 miles (193 km) long.


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But officials said during an incident briefing at Wind River Middle School in Carson, Skamania County, that they were making progress after several days of intense fire behavior in rugged terrain.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 7, 2023

Such deaths have been increasingly common in the Green River headwaters in the Wind River Range, where in 2019 the U.S.

From Washington Times ● May 26, 2023

"I also saw another one out in Wyoming that was part of the Wind River Range," Gilman recalled excitedly.

From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2023

A similar drop was observed at Wind River in Wyoming, where it went from 33 to minus-38 in 24 hours.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 26, 2022

The Shoshone went to Wind River in 1868 and were again attacked by the Sioux.

From Shoshone-Bannock Subsistence and Society by Robert F. Murphy

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