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Powder River

1. a river in NE Oregon, flowing N and SE to the Snake River. 110 mi. (177 km) long.
2. a river in NE Wyoming and SE Montana, flowing NE to the Yellowstone River. 375 mi. (603 km) long.
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Pow·der River   (pou'dər)   
  1. A river, about 241 km (150 mi) long, of northeast Oregon flowing generally north and southeast to the Snake River on the Idaho border.

  2. A river rising in several branches in the Bighorn Mountains of central Wyoming and flowing about 782 km (486 mi) generally northeast into southern Montana.

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