Firehole River

Firehole River
Firehole River
Firehole River near South Scalloped Spring Show map of Wyoming Firehole River (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Wyoming
Physical characteristics
Source	Madison Lake
• location	Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
• coordinates	44°20′37″N 110°52′43″W / 44.34361°N 110.87861°W / 44.34361; -110.87861[1]
Mouth	Madison River
• location	Madison Junction, Wyoming
• coordinates	44°38′32″N 110°51′56″W / 44.64222°N 110.86556°W / 44.64222; -110.86556[1]
Length	21 mi (34 km)
Discharge
• location	West Yellowstone
• average	307 cu ft/s (8.7 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Sentinel Creek, Fairy Creek, Little Firehole River, Iron Spring Creek
• right	Nez Perce Creek

The Firehole River is located in northwestern Wyoming, and is one of the two major tributaries of the Madison River. It flows north approximately 21 miles (34 km) from its source in Madison Lake on the Continental Divide to join the Gibbon River at Madison Junction in Yellowstone National Park. It is part of the Missouri River system.