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<br />. ',',.:,. oJ '3' <br />._.'. "J L ~ ",: . <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />III. ENVIRONMENTAL DESCRIPTION <br /> <br />A. Physical Description <br /> <br />.l-.-Loea-e-ion-and-S.ize-of-.the-Study" Area -"...... . -- <br /> <br />The Encampment River is one of the major tributaries of the <br /> <br /> <br />North Platte River which in-turn is one of the main arteries <br /> <br />within the Missouri River System. <br /> <br />toot-'''' r" h- <br />The headwaters of ~ae lI':'';;n-Po-r~ of the Encampment River lie <br /> <br />within the northern reaches of the Park Range approximately \ <br />,.... ("'a.... io-!,e. \I.l '1 0 1'lII....:.. ~o (cL~ r ca'l"\o\. <br />130 air miles northwest.of Denver) !I'.h.. hea.Wll.atF!r!'l o.f t;he,~: _ <br />"Nf H,. ,,~r \/, e"A v1 1\... '- ,.,.': c'. R~,\:~ i.^'\~J\)d~ ,',,, - ,.';"~ <br />W..c..t '~l*'Jto-~bhe"Eneampmen.b' River- 'lie"appr9xilTlat_e).y. fou~ <br />f>}.,'i"I~)'" ,J'h.,', U",i,'",,,c:.,-'" - ,. ,~. <br />. es riorth oE-the Ma~~.~qrkls~eadwat€rs~he Main <br /> <br /> <br />Fork flows north for approximately 10~ miles while the <br /> <br />West Fork flows north for approximately seven miles. The <br /> <br />.1 <br /> <br />two forks merge 3/4 mile south of the Colorado-\~yoming .border <br /> <br />, <br />to form the Encampment River. From this confluence the <br /> <br />Encampment River flows north for approximately 26 miles to <br /> <br />where it joins the North Platte River approximately 11 miles <br />south of the town of Saratoga, Wyoming. While flowing <br />through Wyoming, the River is fed by waters from the East <br />Fork and North Fork of the Encampment River and numerous <br /> <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />