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 River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific 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]
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]
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]