Big Sandy Creek (Montana)

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

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]

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