What is Belle Fourche River?
[[Image:Belle Fourche River 19A.JPG|thumb|250px|A view of the upper course of the Belle Fourche River in [[Devils Tower National Monument]]]] [[File:Belle Fourche map 1.jpg|right|thumbnail| Course and watershed of the Belle Fourche River]] The '''Belle Fourche River''' (prounced ''bel FOOSH'') is a [[tributary]] of the [[Cheyenne River]], about {{convert|290|mi|km}} long, in the [[U.S. state]]s of [[Wyoming]] and [[South Dakota]]. It is part of the [[Mississippi River]] [[drainage basin|watershed]] traveling through the Cheyenne and [[Missouri River|Missouri]] rivers. The point at which the river flows out of Wyoming and into South Dakota is the lowest [[elevation]] point in the state of Wyoming at {{convert|3099|ft|m}}. This is the second-highest low point of any [[U.S. state]].<ref>{{cite web |author=U.S. Geological Survey |title=Elevations and Distances |url=http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html#Highest |access-date=2008-01-22| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080116113632/http://erg.usgs.gov/isb/pubs/booklets/elvadist/elvadist.html| archive-date= 16 January 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref> == References == {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *{{GNIS|1265120|Belle Fourche River}} *{{cite web |url =http://viewer.nationalmap.gov/viewer/?p=default&b=base1&q=44.4347094%20-102.3032179&l=13 |title =The National Map Viewer |publisher =U.S. Geological Survey |access-date =2012-09-20}} {{coord|44.4347094|-102.3032179|format=dms|display=title|type:river_region:US-SD_source:GNIS}} {{US-geo-stub}} [[Category:Rivers of South Dakota]] [[Category:Rivers of Wyoming]]