While Greater Yellowstone is justifiably famous for its stunning diversity of wildlife and unparalleled collection of geothermal features, it is also home to more heartstoppingly beautiful rivers, spectacular mountain lakes, and thriving wild trout fisheries than just about any place on earth. Here, three of the West’s great rivers – the Snake, Missouri, and Green – are born. In all, 12 major rivers radiate off the Yellowstone Plateau, sending an average of four trillion gallons a year cascading towards the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. That’s enough water to fill lake Superior more than 12 times! [More]

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