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Roaring Fork Creek
Roaring fork river.png
The Flow of the Roaring Fork Creek from source to confluence.
Country United States
State Wyoming
County Fremont County, Wyoming
Physical characteristics
Main source Leg Lake
Wind River Range, Fremont County
10,600 ft (3,200 m)
River mouth Middle Fork Popo Agie River
8,250 ft (2,510 m)
42°42′59″N 108°53′15″W / 42.716290°N 108.887551°W / 42.716290; -108.887551
Length 15 mi (24 km)

Roaring Fork Creek is a creek in Wyoming in the United States. The creek is 15 miles (24 km) long and flows through the Wind River Range. The creek feeds several lakes and reservoirs and is a source of water for Lander, Wyoming.

Course

The creek's headwaters are at Leg Lake in the Wind River Range near Roaring Fork Mountain. The creek flows easterly and eventually empties into Roaring Fork Lake. The creek then continues for a short time until it reaches Worthen Meadows Reservoir. It then flows east until its end at the Middle Fork Popo Agie River.

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