Sweetwater

Sweetwater combines wide-open high-desert country with the industrial heritage of southwestern Wyoming in a way that reflects its position within Sweetwater County near the Great Divide Basin. This broad, internally drained basin lies along the Continental Divide, where water does not reach either ocean, and helps explain the area’s spare vegetation and far-reaching horizons. The county takes its name from the Sweetwater River and has long been shaped by transport and resource industries; Union Pacific’s railroad corridor and Interstate 80 cross southern Wyoming. Rock Springs and Green River are the principal urban centres of the wider area, while public lands cover much of the surrounding terrain. Follow Sweetwater’s setting across the Great Divide Basin by browsing webcams nearby.

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