Musselshell River
| Musselshell River | ||
 The Montana rivers with the Musselshell in the center of the state |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 774527 | |
| location | Montana (USA) | |
| River system | Missouri River | |
| Drain over | Missouri River → Mississippi River → Gulf of Mexico | |
| source | in the Crazy Mountains (Montana) area 46 ° 28 ′ 47 ″ N , 110 ° 16 ′ 21 ″ W |
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| muzzle | in Fort Peck Lake coordinates: 47 ° 22 ′ 29 " N , 107 ° 56 ′ 35" W 47 ° 22 ′ 29 " N , 107 ° 56 ′ 35" W. |
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| Mouth height |
685 m
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| length | 470 km | |
| Discharge at the Mosby A Eo gauge: 20,160.5 km² |
NNQ (1930) MNQ 1931–2017 MQ 1931–2017 Mq 1931–2017 MHQ 1931–2017 HHQ (2011) |
0 l / s 230 l / s 7.8 m³ / s 0.4 l / (s km²) 55.4 m³ / s 710.8 m³ / s |
The Musselshell River is a tributary of the Missouri River in Montana in the United States .
geography
The river was first explored in 1804 during the Lewis and Clark Expedition . It rises in the Crazy Mountains area in central Montana and flows into Fort Peck Lake after about 470 kilometers .
In popular media
Musselshell is mentioned in the 1972 film Jeremiah Johnson starring Robert Redford .
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Musselshell River in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ^ Musselshell River at Mosby Montana Water Science Center, United States Geological Survey