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The Sweetwater River is a tributary of the North Platte River , approximately 150 mi (241 km) long, in the U.S. State of Wyoming . It rises in southwestern Fremont County , at the continental divide near South Pass , on the southern end of the Wind River Range . It flows ENE along the north side of the Antelope Hills , then ESE, through Fremont County, past Jeffrey City , between the Granite Mountains to the north and the Green Mountains to the south, through cattle-raising areas. In southern Natrona County , it passes Devil's Gate and Independence Rock , and empties into the North Platte as the Sweetwater arm of Pathfinder Reservoir . The valley of the river historically provided the route of several westward migration trails, including the Oregon Trail , California Trail , and Mormon Trail , allowing access to South Pass from the Plateau area of southeastern Wyoming. SEE ALSO |
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