Name: Yellowstone River

 

County: Teton, Park

 

Authority Name: Yellowstone River

 

GNIS Entry

 

Longitude:  1095545W

Latitude:  435918N

 

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Elevation: 1860/567

(ft/m)

 

Feature Type: Stream

 

Origin of Name:

The name is a translation of the original French name, roche jaune, meaning "yellow rock." Another authority states it is from the Indian, mi-tsi-a-da-zi, "rock yellow river."

Source: Gannett

 

River, Yellowstone National Park, Wyo., ... flowing northerly across the park, northeast into the Missouri River. Minnetaree Indian name, Ni tsi a da zi meaning "rock yellow river." The early French explorers called it Roche Jaune, meaning "yellow rock."

Source: Decisions, 1910-11

 

Other Names: E-chee-dick-karsh-ah-shay, Encheda-cahchi-ichi, Mi tse a-da-zi, Pierre Jaune, River Rockybone, River Yellow Rock, River a la Biche, River aux Roches Jaunes, Mi-tsi-a-da-zi, Roche Jaune

 

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1:24000 Quadrangle: Ferry Lake

 

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