Valley Creek (Jocko River)
| Valley Creek | ||
.jpg) Side canal in the Valley Creek catchment area |
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| Data | ||
| Water code | US : 792673 | |
| location | Sanders County in Montana (USA) | |
| River system | Columbia River | |
| Drain over | Jocko River → Flathead River → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific | |
| source | just outside the eastern boundary of the Lolo National Forest 47 ° 9 ′ 58 ″ N , 114 ° 20 ′ 13 ″ W |
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| muzzle | south of Ravelli in the Jocko River Coordinates: 47 ° 14 '40 " N , 114 ° 10' 26" W 47 ° 14 '40 " N , 114 ° 10' 26" W |
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| Mouth height |
856 m
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The Valley Creek is a river in Sanders County in the western US state of Montana .
It rises just outside the eastern boundary of the Lolo National Forest . It initially flows in an easterly and northeastern direction and after a while it swings to the north. It flows into the Jocko River about five kilometers south of Ravelli on Highway 93 .
The river region is popular with anglers because of its high population of bull trout ( Salvelinus confluentus ).
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Valley Creek in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey
- ↑ Jocko River Watershed conservation easement protects trout habitat in Montana ( Memento of the original from October 15, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 1.9 MB)
