Sweet Grass Creek is a tributary of the Yellowstone River, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, in south central Montana in the United States.
Sweet Grass Creek | |
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Location | |
Country | Park and Sweet Grass County, Montana |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | |
• coordinates | 46°05′52″N 110°20′04″W / 46.09778°N 110.33444°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,904 feet (1,190 m)[1] |
Mouth | |
• coordinates | 45°47′10″N 109°47′23″W / 45.78611°N 109.78972°W[1] |
Basin features | |
River system | Yellowstone River |
It rises in the Gallatin National Forest, in the Crazy Mountains in eastern Park County. It flows northeast, into Sweet Grass County, then southeast, past Melville, and south, joining the Yellowstone 2 mi (3 km) northwest of Greycliff.
Variant names
editSweet Grass Creek has also been known as: Otter River.[1]
See also
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