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Wyoming

Firehole River

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Inside Yellowstone National Park
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Why you'll love it

11.6 mi run

Flows year-round

309 cfs avg flow

River facts

Water: Flows year-round
Average flow: 309 cfs
Average current: 1.2 ft/s
Gradient: 89.3 ft/mi
Drainage area: 248 sq mi

Long-term averages modeled by USGS (NHDPlus HR), not today's conditions. Check a gauge before you go.

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Managing agency: National Park Service

About this water

Firehole River is a 12-mile paddling stretch near Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming. It flows year-round. USGS models an average flow of about 309 cfs and a gradient of about 89.3 feet per mile. Land along it is managed by the National Park Service.

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Photo: Yellowstone National Park, Public domain (via Wikimedia Commons)

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