Redwater River
River in and Richland County, Montana
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The Redwater River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 110 mi (177 km), in eastern Montana in the United States.
CountryMcCone, Dawson, Prairie, and Richland County, Montana
coordinates47°03′37″N 105°52′53″W[1]
coordinates
48°03′41″N 105°12′38″W[1]elevation
1,946 feet (593 m)[1]| 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[1] |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 48°03′41″N 105°12′38″W[1] |
• elevation | 1,946 feet (593 m)[1] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Belle Fourche |
| • average | 153 cu ft/s (4.3 m3/s)[2] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Missouri River |
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]
