Redwater River

For other uses, see Redwater (disambiguation). For the river in Alberta, Canada, see Redwater River (Alberta). For the river in South Dakota, see Redwater River (South Dakota).
Redwater River
The Redwater River
Location
CountryMcCone, Dawson, Prairie, and Richland County, Montana
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates47°03′37″N 105°52′53″W / 47.06028°N 105.88139°W / 47.06028; -105.88139 (Redwater River)[1]
Mouth 
 • coordinates
48°03′41″N 105°12′38″W / 48.06139°N 105.21056°W / 48.06139; -105.21056 (Redwater River)[1]
 • elevation
1,946 feet (593 m)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationBelle Fourche
 • average153 cu ft/s (4.3 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemMissouri River

The Redwater River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 110 mi (177 km), in eastern Montana in the United States.

It rises in on the northern slope of the Big Sheep Mountains, in northwestern Prairie County, and flows northeast across the plains past Brockway and Circle and joins the Missouri in northeastern McCone County, approximately 4 mi (6 km) south of Poplar.

Variant names

The Redwater River has also been known as: Red Water Creek, Red Water River, Redwater Creek, Two Thousand Mile Creek, Two-Thousand-Mile Creek[1]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d "Redwater River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for South Dakota: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".



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