Aeneas Creek

Stream in Montana, USA
48°08′20″N 113°54′28″W / 48.13889°N 113.90778°W / 48.13889; -113.90778[1] • elevation6,000 ft (1,800 m)[2] MouthGraves Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Graves Bay Campground
 • coordinates
48°07′45″N 113°49′17″W / 48.12917°N 113.82139°W / 48.12917; -113.82139[1]
 • elevation
3,694 ft (1,126 m)[3]Length4.49 mi (7.23 km)[4]Basin size13.43 square miles (34.8 km2)[5]Discharge  • locationGraves Creek • average48.22 cu ft/s (1.365 m3/s) at mouth with Grave Creek[5] Basin featuresProgressionGraves Creek → South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific OceanRiver systemFlathead RiverTributaries  • leftunnamed tributaries • rightJones CreekBridgesnone

Aeneas Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] It is a tributary to Graves Creek.

Aeneas Creek was named after a Flathead chieftain.[6]

Course

Aeneas Creek rises in Aeneas Lake in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows east-southeast to join Graves Creek about 0.5 miles west of Grave Bay Campground.[3]

Watershed

Aeneas Creek drains 13.43 square miles (34.8 km2) of area, receives about 64.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.86, and is about 77% forested.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aeneas Creek
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Aeneas Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  6. ^ "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.


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