Aeneas Creek
| Aeneas Creek Tributary to Graves Creek | |
|---|---|
  Location of Aeneas Creek mouth  Aeneas Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Birch Creek divide |
| • location | Aeneas Lake |
| • coordinates | 48°08′20″N 113°54′28″W / 48.13889°N 113.90778°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,000 ft (1,800 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Graves 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[1] |
• elevation | 3,694 ft (1,126 m)[3] |
| Length | 4.49 mi (7.23 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 13.43 square miles (34.8 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | Graves Creek |
| • average | 48.22 cu ft/s (1.365 m3/s) at mouth with Grave Creek[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | Graves Creek → South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Flathead River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | unnamed tributaries |
| • right | Jones Creek |
| Bridges | none |
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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aeneas Creek
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Aeneas Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
- ^ "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.