Big Sandy Creek (Montana)

Big Sandy Creek
Basin
River system Missouri River
Main source 48°09′32″N 109°41′48″W / 48.15889°N 109.69667°W / 48.15889; -109.69667 (Big Sandy Creek)[1]
River mouth 48°34′05″N 109°48′06″W / 48.56806°N 109.80167°W / 48.56806; -109.80167 (Big Sandy Creek)Coordinates: 48°34′05″N 109°48′06″W / 48.56806°N 109.80167°W / 48.56806; -109.80167 (Big Sandy Creek)[1]
Mouth elevation 2,484 feet (757 m)[1]
Country Hill and Chouteau County, Montana

Big Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Milk River, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) long, in northwestern Montana in the United States.

It rises in the southern Rocky Boys Indian Reservation in the Bears Paw Mountains and flows southwest, then north past Box Elder, then northeast, joined by Sage Creek, and joins the Milk approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of Havre.

Variant names

Big Sandy Creek has also been known as: Ahmi-Saptsiko, Sand Creek, and Un-es-putcha-eka.[1]

See also

Notes

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Big Sandy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.


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