The Gibbon Waterfall
by Robert Bales
Title
The Gibbon Waterfall
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Robert Bales
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Gibbon Falls is a waterfall on the Gibbon River in northwestern Yellowstone National Park in the United States. Gibbon Falls has a drop of approximately 84 feet (26 m). The falls are located roadside, 4.7 miles (7.6 km) upstream from the confluence of the Gibbon and Firehole Rivers at Madison Junction on the Grand Loop Road.
The Gibbon River flows east of the Continental Divide in Yellowstone National Park, in northwestern Wyoming, the Northwestern United States. Along with the Firehole River, it is a major tributary of the Madison River, which itself is a tributary of the Missouri River.
The Gibbon River rises in the center of the park at Grebe Lake. It flows for a short distance into Wolf Lake. Below Wolf Lake, the river flows through Virginia Cascades into the Norris valley. It flows near the Norris Geyser Basin and through the Gibbon Geyser Basin. From there it flows through the Gibbon River Canyon to its confluence with the Firehole River to form the Madison River. Early maps listed the river as Gibbons Fork or the East Fork of the Madison River. The river between Norris and Madison Junction is paralleled by the Grand Loop Road. The river, along with Gibbon Falls, is named for Colonel John Gibbon,[4] U.S. Army who participated in the 1872 Hayden Geological Survey of Yellowstone.
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July 21st, 2017
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Morris Finkelstein
Beautiful landscape photograph of Gibbon Falls in Yellowstone, with great colors and perspective, Robert! F/L
Skip Willits
A lot going on in this image Robert. The falls are great as is your composition. The dead trees raise a real question as to how they arrived on the scene. High water, erosion, all of the above. Great image.
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