| 词条 | Belle Fourche River |
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The Belle Fourche River (pronounced bel FOOSH; {{lang-lkt|Šahíyela Wakpá}}[1]) is a tributary of the Cheyenne River, approximately {{convert|290|mi|km}} long, in the U.S. states of Wyoming and South Dakota. It is part of the Mississippi River watershed via the Cheyenne and Missouri rivers. In the latter part of the 19th century, the Belle Fourche River was known as the North Fork of the Cheyenne River.[2] Belle Fourche is a name derived from French meaning "beautiful fork".[3] It rises in northeastern Wyoming, in southern Campbell County, approximately {{convert|15|mi|km}} north of Wright. It flows northeast around the north side of the Bear Lodge Mountains, past Moorcroft and Devils Tower. Near the state line with Montana, it turns abruptly southeast and flows in western South Dakota, past Belle Fourche and around the north side of the Black Hills. In southern Meade County near Hereford, it turns ENE and joins the Cheyenne approximately {{convert|50|mi|km}} ENE of Rapid City. The point at which the river flows out of Wyoming and into South Dakota is the lowest elevation point in the state of Wyoming at {{convert|3099|ft|m}}. This is the second-highest low point of any U.S. state.[4] The river provides significant recreation and irrigation for agriculture in western South Dakota. The total irrigation area of the river in South Dakota is approximately {{convert|57000|acres|km²}}. See also
References1. ^{{cite book |title=New Lakota Dictionary |edition=2nd |year=2011 |publisher=Lakota Language Consortium |editor-last=Ullrich |editor-first=Jan |location=Bloomington, IN |isbn=978-0-9761082-9-0 |lccn=2008922508 |page=861}} 2. ^{{cite map |publisher = Stedman, Brown & Lyon |title = Nebraska, and the territories of Dakota, Idaho, Montana and Wyoming |year =1872 |scale =1:3,000,000 |series =Atlas of the United States |cartography =H.F. Walling, O.W. Gray, and H.H. Lloyd & Co |location = Cincinnati |accessdate =February 12, 2015}} 3. ^{{cite book|author=Federal Writers' Project|title=South Dakota place-names, v.3|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015027015455;view=1up;seq=351|year=1940|publisher=University of South Dakota|page=4}} 4. ^{{cite web|author=U.S. Geological Survey |title=Elevations and Distances |url=http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest |accessdate=2008-01-22 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20080116113632/http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html |archivedate=16 January 2008 |deadurl=yes |df= }} External links
|url =http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&q=44.4347094%20-102.3032179&l=13 |title =The National Map Viewer |publisher =U.S. Geological Survey |accessdate =2012-09-20}}{{coord|44.4347094|-102.3032179|format=dms|display=title|type:river_region:US-SD_source:GNIS}} 8 : Devils Tower National Monument|Rivers of South Dakota|Rivers of Wyoming|Rivers of Meade County, South Dakota|Rivers of Butte County, South Dakota|Rivers of Campbell County, Wyoming|Rivers of Crook County, Wyoming|Tributaries of the Missouri River |
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