Graves Creek | |
Name Other: | Tributary to South Fork Flathead River |
Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map: | USA Montana#USA |
Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of Graves Creek mouth |
Pushpin Map Alt: | Map of Graves Creek mouth location |
Subdivision Type1: | Country |
Subdivision Name1: | United States |
Subdivision Type2: | State |
Subdivision Name2: | Montana |
Subdivision Type3: | County |
Subdivision Name3: | Flathead |
Length: | 12.25miles[1] |
Discharge1 Location: | South Fork Flathead River in an impoundment of the Hungry Horse Dam. |
Discharge1 Avg: | 113.55cuft/s at mouth with South Fork Flathead River[2] |
Source1: | Aeneas Creek divide |
Source1 Location: | about 1-mile southeast of Black Lake |
Source1 Coordinates: | 48.1542°N -113.9132°W[3] |
Source1 Elevation: | 6820feet |
Mouth: | South Fork Flathead River |
Mouth Location: | Mount Aeneas |
Mouth Coordinates: | 48.1537°N -113.9269°W |
Mouth Elevation: | 3570feet |
Progression: | South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
River System: | Flathead River |
Tributaries Left: | Mazie Creek |
Tributaries Right: | Aeneas Creek Baker Creek |
Waterbodies: | Black Lake Unnamed Lake Hankerchief Lake |
Bridges: | West Side South Fork Road |
Graves Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[3] It is a tributary to South Fork Flathead River within an impoundment of the same river.
Graves Creek rises about east of Black Lake in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows generally east and southeast to join South Fork Flathead River about east of Mud Lake.[3]
Graves Creek drains 94.53km2 of area, receives 1502.75mm of precipitation per year, and is about 76.83% forested.[2]