# Bechler River

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Not to be confused with [Beckler River](/source/Beckler_River).

The **Bechler River** is a remote major river flowing southwest entirely within the confines of [Yellowstone National Park](/source/Yellowstone_National_Park) to its confluence with the [Fall River](/source/Fall_River_(Henrys_Fork_tributary)) in the southwest section of the park. The river was named by Frank Bradley, a member of the 1872 [Hayden](/source/Ferdinand_Vandeveer_Hayden) Geological Survey for cartographer and explorer [Gustavus R. Bechler](/source/Gustavus_R._Bechler), the chief surveyor and mapmaker on the survey. [Henry Gannett](/source/Henry_Gannett) also a member of the survey claimed that Bechler discovered the river, but trapper [Osborne Russell](/source/Osborne_Russell) explored the area in 1830.[2]

## Waterfalls

The Bechler River is located in the remote southwest part of the park known as **Cascade Corner**, named by Superintendent [Horace Albright](/source/Horace_Albright) in 1921 for the abundance of waterfalls and cascades in the Fall and Bechler River drainages. Several major Yellowstone waterfalls exist in the Bechler River watershed:[3]

- Albright Falls, 260 feet (79 m), [44°16′40″N 110°54′13″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_16_40_N_110_54_13_W&title=Albright%20Falls)[4]
- [Bechler Falls](/source/Bechler_Falls), 15 feet (4.6 m),[44°08′57″N 111°00′36″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_08_57_N_111_00_36_W&title=Bechler%20Falls)[5]
- Colonnade Falls, [44°14′19″N 110°56′53″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_14_19_N_110_56_53_W&title=Colonnade%20Falls)[6] - Upper 35 feet (11 m) - Lower 67 feet (20 m)
- Dunanda Falls, 150 feet (46 m), [44°14′52″N 111°01′27″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_14_52_N_111_01_27_W&title=Dunanda%20Falls)[7]
- Gwinna Falls, 15 feet (4.6 m), [44°16′55″N 110°52′49″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_16_55_N_110_52_49_W&title=Gwinna%20Falls)[8]
- Iris Falls, 45 feet (14 m), [44°14′30″N 110°56′37″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_14_30_N_110_56_37_W&title=Iris%20Falls)[9]
- Ouzel Falls, 230 feet (70 m), [44°14′06″N 110°58′33″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_14_06_N_110_58_33_W&title=Quzel%20Falls)[10]
- Quiver Cascade, 98 feet (30 m), [44°18′18″N 110°52′53″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_18_18_N_110_52_53_W&title=Quiver%20Cascade)[11]
- Ragged Falls, 45 feet (14 m), [44°17′17″N 110°53′24″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_17_17_N_110_53_24_W&title=Ragged%20Falls)[12]
- Tempe Cascade, 30 feet (9.1 m), [44°18′06″N 110°52′14″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_18_06_N_110_52_14_W&title=Tempe%20Cascade)[13]
- Twister Falls, 55 feet (17 m),[44°17′51″N 110°51′43″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_17_51_N_110_51_43_W&title=Twister%20Falls)[14]
- Wahhi Falls, [44°16′31″N 110°52′40″W](https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?params=44_16_31_N_110_52_40_W&title=Wahhi%20Falls)[15] - Upper 28 feet (8.5 m) - Lower 18 feet (5.5 m)

## Angling

Although the Bechler River is in the remote *Cascade Corner* of the park, it is popular with local anglers. It holds mostly [cutthroat trout](/source/Cutthroat_trout) and a few [rainbow trout](/source/Rainbow_trout). Because of spring runoff, the river is generally not fishable until mid-July and access is difficult.[16][17] The river is paralleled by the Bechler River Trail which starts at Cave Falls on the park's south boundary or spurs off the [Shoshone Lake](/source/Shoshone_Lake) trail.

## Notes

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1. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). *Yellowstone Place Names*. Wonderland Publishing Company Gardiner, MT. p. 47. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.

1. Whittlesey, Lee (1996). *Yellowstone Place Names*. Wonderland Publishing Company Gardiner, MT. pp. 61–62. ISBN 1-59971-716-6.

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1. Parks, Richard (1998). *Fishing Yellowstone National Park*. Helena, MT: Falcon Press. ISBN 1-56044-625-0.

1. Mathews, Craig & Molinero, Clayton (1997). *The Yellowstone Fly-Fishing Guide—An authoritative guide to the waters of Yellowstone National Park*. Guilford, CT: The Lyons Press. ISBN 1-55821-545-X.

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