Aeneas Creek

Aeneas Creek Tributary to Graves Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Flathead
Physical characteristics
Source	Birch Creek divide
• location	Aeneas Lake
• coordinates	48°08′20″N 113°54′28″W[1]
• elevation	6,000 ft (1,800 m)[2]
Mouth	Graves Creek
• location	about 0.5 miles west of Graves Bay Campground
• coordinates	48°07′45″N 113°49′17″W[1]
• elevation	3,694 ft (1,126 m)[3]
Length	4.49 mi (7.23 km)[4]
Basin size	13.43 square miles (34.8 km^2)[5]
Discharge
• location	Graves Creek
• average	48.22 cu ft/s (1.365 m^3/s) at mouth with Grave Creek[5]
Basin features
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
• right	Jones Creek
Bridges	none

Aeneas Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[1] It is a tributary to Graves Creek.

Aeneas Creek was named after a Flathead chieftain.[6]

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.[3]

Watershed

Aeneas Creek drains 13.43 square miles (34.8 km^2) of area, receives about 64.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.86, and is about 77% forested.[5]

References

1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aeneas Creek
2. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
3. "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
4. "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
5. "Aeneas Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
6. "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.