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Graves Creek (South Fork Flathead River tributary)
Graves Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] It is a tributary to South Fork Flathead River within an impoundment of the same river.
| Graves Creek Tributary to South Fork Flathead River | |
|---|---|
Location of Graves Creek mouth Graves Creek (South Fork Flathead River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Aeneas Creek divide |
| • location | about 1-mile southeast of Black Lake |
| • coordinates | 48°09′15.05″N 113°54′47.39″W / 48.1541806°N 113.9131639°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,820 ft (2,080 m)[1] |
| Mouth | South Fork Flathead River |
• location | about 10 miles east of Mud Lake |
• coordinates | 48°07′32.84″N 113°48′31.37″W / 48.1257889°N 113.8087139°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,570 ft (1,090 m)[1] |
| Length | 12.25 mi (19.71 km)[2] |
| Basin size | 36.50 square miles (94.5 km2)[3] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Fork Flathead River in an impoundment of the Hungry Horse Dam. |
| • average | 113.55 cu ft/s (3.215 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Flathead River[3] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Flathead River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Mazie Creek |
| • right | Aeneas Creek Baker Creek |
| Waterbodies | Black Lake Unnamed Lake Hankerchief Lake |
| Bridges | West Side South Fork Road |
Course edit
Graves Creek rises about 1 mile [CONVERT] east of Black Lake in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows generally east and southeast to join South Fork Flathead River about 10 miles east of Mud Lake.[1]
Watershed edit
Graves Creek drains 36.50 square miles (94.5 km2) of area, receives about 59.2 in/year [CONVERT] of precipitation, and is about 76.83% forested.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c d e f "Geographic Names Information System". edits.nationalmap.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
- ^ a b c "Watershed Report | Office of Water | US EPA". watersgeo.epa.gov. US EPA. Retrieved January 10, 2023.