The Bechler refers to both a specific place, Bechler Meadows, a major Park stream, the Bechler River; and it serves as a more generic name for the low country with subdued topography that lies at the southern base of the Madison Plateau and the Pitchstone Plateau in the SW corner of Yellowstone National Park.

This low country is more formally named the Fall River Basin. It extends from the southern base of the two plateaus mentioned above, southward to Fall River Ridge, and the canyon of the Fall River, both just south of Yellowstone Park, and the north end of the Teton Range.

Wolves have finally colonized this area. The Bechler wolf pack which originated in 2003, and had mores litters in 2004 and 2005, ranges widely over the Bechler, much of which is under a few inches to several feet of water in May to early July. Low hills provide dry denning areas. In some ways the topography and wolf behavior here is similar to the wet portions of the Northwest Territories in Canada.

Yellowstone moose are at their most numerous in The Bechler. There are also plenty of elk and deer.
 

In the Bechler, you come quickly upon both small and large ponds, covered by lilypads, with hidden, and surprisingly quick dropoffs and depth.