Aeneas Creek Explained

Aeneas Creek
Name Other:Tributary to Graves Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Montana#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of Aeneas Creek mouth
Pushpin Map Alt:Map of Aeneas Creek mouth location
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Montana
Subdivision Type3:County
Subdivision Name3:Flathead
Length:4.49miles[1]
Discharge1 Location:Graves Creek
Discharge1 Avg:48.22cuft/s at mouth with Grave Creek[2]
Source1:Birch Creek divide
Source1 Location:Aeneas Lake
Source1 Coordinates:48.1389°N -113.9078°W
Source1 Elevation:6000feet[3]
Mouth:Graves Creek
Mouth Location:about 0.5 miles west of Graves Bay Campground
Mouth Coordinates:48.1292°N -113.8214°W
Mouth Elevation:3694feet[4]
Progression:Graves Creek → South Fork Flathead RiverFlathead River → → Clark ForkPend Oreille RiverColumbia RiverPacific Ocean
River System:Flathead River
Tributaries Left:unnamed tributaries
Tributaries Right:Jones Creek
Bridges:none

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

Aeneas Creek was named after a Flathead chieftain.[5]

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.[4]

Watershed

Aeneas Creek drains of area, receives about 64.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.86, and is about 77% forested.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS Web Application . epa.maps.arcgis.com . US EPA . 15 June 2021.
  2. Web site: Aeneas Creek Watershed Report . US EPA Geoviewer . US EPA . 15 June 2021.
  3. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 15 June 2021 . en.
  4. Web site: Get Maps . USGS Topoview . US Geological Survey . 15 June 2021 . en.
  5. Web site: Geographic names . https://web.archive.org/web/20190618051935/https://foresthistory.org/research-explore/us-forest-service-history/u-s-forest-service-publications/region-1-northern/the-flathead-story/table-of-contents/chapters/geographic-names/ . dead . 18 June 2019 . Forest History Society . 3 July 2019.