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North Fork Popo Agie River
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The North Fork Popo Agie River Looking east near Lander, Wy in April 2020
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The course of the North Fork Popo Agie River
Country United States
State Wyoming
Physical characteristics
Main source Lonesome Lake
Wind River Range, Fremont County
10,200 ft (3,100 m)
River mouth near Lander, Wyoming
5,000 ft (1,500 m)
42°51′15″N 108°41′59″W / 42.85415°N 108.69975°W / 42.85415; -108.69975
Length 43 mi (69 km)
Basin features
Tributaries
  • Left:
    Surrell Creek
  • Right:
    Shoshone Lake, Paradise Creek, Mexican Creek

The North Fork Popo Agie River serves as part of the boundary between the Wind River Indian Reservation and Fremont County Wyoming. The river's headwaters are at Lonesome Lake in the Wind River Range, and it flows eastward until its end near Lander, Wyoming when it joins the Middle Fork Popo Agie River.

Fishing

The river is considered a Class 2 fishery by the Wyoming Game and Fish Department meaning it has very good trout waters of statewide importance. Different species of fish can be found, including rainbow trout, brook trout, cutthroat trout and mountain whitefish

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