Arrow Creek (Fergus County, Montana)

Arrow Creek (Gros Ventre: ʔɔ́ciníícááh, lit. 'arrow river'[2]) is a tributary of the Missouri River in Montana in the United States. Approximately 45 miles (73 km) long, it rises in the Lewis and Clark National Forest near Highwood Baldy in the Highwood Mountains in southern Chouteau County. It flows south then east, then northeast and joins the Missouri in the White Cliffs Area on the border between Chouteau and Fergus counties.

Arrow Creek
Location
CountryFergus, Chouteau and Judith Basin County, Montana
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates47°24′03″N 110°36′20″W[1]
Mouth 
  coordinates
47°42′52″N 109°49′43″W[1]
  elevation
2,431 feet (741 m)[1]
Basin features
River systemMissouri River

See also

References

  1. "Arrow Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
  2. Cowell, A.; Taylor, A.; Brockie, T. "Gros Ventre ethnogeography and place names: A diachronic perspective". Anthropological Linguistics. 58 (2): 132–170. doi:10.1353/anl.2016.0025.


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