Powder River
American-
a river in NE Oregon, flowing N and SE to the Snake River. 110 miles (177 km) long.
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a river in NE Wyoming and SE Montana, flowing NE to the Yellowstone River. 375 miles (603 km) long.
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An average of five trains a day arrive carrying coal from the Powder River Basin, one of the main suppliers of coal in an area that stretches through Wyoming and Montana.
From Seattle Times • May 30, 2023
A private ambulance provider in Montana's Powder River County agreed to provide those community services in 2019.
From Salon • Apr. 17, 2022
Worth preparing are caramelized carrots with ras-el-hanout; hard winter spinach soup; soba noodles with coconut, chiles and kale; and Powder River meatballs.
From New York Times • Jan. 31, 2022
About 42 percent of U.S. coal production comes from federal lands, mostly from the Powder River Basin in Montana and Wyoming.
From Washington Post • Aug. 19, 2021
“No, they sure didn’t. And there were even older trails here before Bozeman. One was called the Powder River Road. It was used by our people.”
From "In the Footsteps of Crazy Horse" by Joseph Marshall III
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