| Redwater River | |
|---|---|
 The Redwater River | |
| Location | |
| Country | McCone, Dawson, Prairie, and Richland County, Montana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 47°03′37″N 105°52′53″W / 47.06028°N 105.88139°W / 47.06028; -105.88139 (Redwater River) |
| Mouth | |
| • coordinates | 48°03′41″N 105°12′38″W / 48.06139°N 105.21056°W / 48.06139; -105.21056 (Redwater River) |
| • elevation | 1,946 feet (593 m) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Belle Fourche |
| • average | 153 cu ft/s (4.3 m/s) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Missouri 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
See also
Notes
- ^ "Redwater River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "USGS Surface Water data for South Dakota: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
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