Name: Bechler River

 

County: Teton

 

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GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1105949W

Latitude: 440854N

 

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Elevation: 6306/1922

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

Named by the United States Geological Survey in 1872 for Gustavus R. Bechler, topographer on the Snake River Division of the Hayden Expedition of 1872.

Source: Chittenden 

 

River, emptying into Falls River near southwest corner of Yellowstone National Park, Wyo.

Source: Decisions, 1890-1932

 

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Alternative Spellings: Bechler's River, Bechlers River

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Cave Falls

 

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