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Teton . 1 River, 143 mi (230 km) long, rising in several branches in the Rocky Mts., NW Mont., and flowing E to the Marias River. Bynum Reservoir, on a tributary, is a unit in the irrigation system of the Teton. 2 River, c.60 mi (100 km) long, rising in W Wyoming, in forks which unite in SE Idaho. The Teton flows N and W to Henrys Fork River, near Rexburg, Idaho. In its early course it runs through Teton Basin, formerly Pierre's Hole; a battle with the Gros Ventres Native Americans was fought (1832) there.

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Teton, USA A city in Idaho and a river in Montana, Teton is also the name of a mountain range in Wyoming. The name was coined by French fur trappers in the early 19th century who referred to the South, Middle, and Grand peaks as Les Trois Tétons ‘The Three Breasts’.

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