Teton River (Montana)

For the river in Idaho, see Teton River (Idaho).
Teton River
River winding its way through shrubland
The Teton River in Montana
Location
CountryChouteau and Teton County, Montana
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates47°52′58″N 112°37′59″W / 47.88278°N 112.63306°W / 47.88278; -112.63306 (Teton River)[1]
Mouth 
 • coordinates
47°55′55″N 110°30′32″W / 47.93194°N 110.50889°W / 47.93194; -110.50889 (Teton River)[1]
 • elevation
2,562 feet (781 m)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationLoma, Montana
 • average66 cu/ft. per sec.[2]
Basin features
River systemMissouri River

The Teton River (pronounced "TEE-taan") is located in northwestern Montana, in the Western United States The ~ 150 miles (240 km) long river is a tributary of the Marias River. Its watershed is within Teton County and Chouteau County, Montana.

Course

The Teton River headwaters are in the southern Lewis Range of the Rocky Mountains at the continental divide, in the Lewis and Clark National Forest.

It flows southeast, then east, down from the Lewis mountains and across Teton County, past the town of Choteau. It is joined by Muddy Creek and Deep Creek. It continues flowing east, passing near Fort Benton to its confluence with the Marias River. This occurs only 3 miles (4.8 km) upstream of the Marias' confluence with the Missouri River.

Variant names

The Teton River has also been known as the:[1]

  • Breast River
  • Fancy River
  • Mone-e-kis, Monekis
  • Rose River
  • Tansey River
  • Tansy River, Tanzey River, or Tanzy River

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Teton River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".
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