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Laramie River

Field	Value
name	Laramie River
name_etymology	Named for Jacques La Ramie, French Canadian fur trapper
image	Laramie River in Fort Laramie.jpg
image_caption	The Laramie River, as it flows past the site of old Fort Laramie
map	Wpdms_nasa_topo_laramie_river.jpg
map_caption	Map highlighting the Laramie River (in bright blue, below and slightly left of center)
subdivision_type1	Country
subdivision_name1	United States
subdivision_type2	State
subdivision_name2	Colorado, Wyoming
subdivision_type5	Cities
subdivision_name5	Laramie, Wheatland, Fort Laramie
length	280 mi
discharge1_location	near Fort Laramie, 0.6 mi from mouth
discharge1_min	0 ft3/s
discharge1_avg	129 ft3/s
discharge1_max	6260 ft3/s
source1	Chambers Lake (Colorado)
source1_location	Larimer County, Colorado
source1_coordinates
source1_elevation	9192 ft
mouth	North Platte River
mouth_location	Goshen County, Wyoming
mouth_coordinates
mouth_elevation	4213 ft
basin_size	4564 mi2
tributaries_left	North Laramie River
tributaries_right	Chugwater Creek

The Laramie River is a tributary of the North Platte River, approximately 280 mi long, in the U.S. states of Colorado and Wyoming. The river was named for Jacques La Ramie, a fur trapper who visited the area in the early 19th century. Laramie County, Wyoming, the city of Laramie, and other geographical entities in the region have "Laramie" in their names.

Course

The river rises in northern Colorado, in the Roosevelt National Forest in the Front Range, in western Larimer County. It flows north-northwest into Wyoming, along the east side of the Medicine Bow Mountains, past Jelm and Woods Landing, then northeast emerging from the mountains 22 mi southwest of Laramie. The river then flows north through Laramie. In the Laramie Plains it is joined by the Little Laramie River. The Laramie River then continues north through the Laramie Plains and through Wheatland Reservoir. It flows northeast through the Laramie Mountains. Emerging from the mountains, it receives the North Laramie River 5 mi north of Wheatland and Chugwater Creek 7 mi (11 km) northeast of Wheatland. It joins the North Platte opposite the town Fort Laramie.

In its upper reaches in Colorado, the river supplies water to the Cache La Poudre River via the Laramie–Poudre Tunnel. The tunnel, which is approximately 2 mi long, was finished in 1911 as part of a larger irrigation project for northern Colorado.

Discharge

Statistic	Location	Time period	Discharge
Yearly mean discharge	Near Woods Landing	year	173 ft3/s
	Near Bosler	year	150 ft3/s
	Near Fort Laramie	year	129 ft3/s
Month with highest mean discharge	Near Woods Landing	June	782 ft3/s
	Near Bosler	June	726 ft3/s
	Near Fort Laramie	May	363 ft3/s
Month with lowest mean discharge	Near Woods Landing	January	38.5 ft3/s
	Near Bosler	September	31 ft3/s
	Near Fort Laramie	September	59.4 ft3/s

References

(January 1, 2010). "Story Idea, Name Origins: Cheyenne & Laramie County". Visit Cheyenne.
Source elevation derived from [[Google Earth]] search using GNIS source coordinates.
(October 13, 1978). "Laramie River". Geographic Names Information System.
"Water-Data Report 2011: 06670500 Laramie River near Fort Laramie, WY". United States Geological Survey.
U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. [http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/ The National Map] {{webarchive. link. (2012-03-29 , accessed March 21, 2011)
(2009). "Wyoming Atlas & Gazetteer". DeLorme.
(September 2003). "Rehabilitation in the Rocky Mountains". World Market Intelligence.
"USGS 06661585 Laramie River Near Bosler, WY". United States Geological Survey.

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