Birch Creek (Chouteau County, Montana)

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Birch Creek
Location
Country Chouteau County, Montana, United States
Physical characteristics
Source 
  coordinates 48°05′36″N109°36′14″W / 48.09333°N 109.60389°W / 48.09333; -109.60389 [1]
Mouth  
  coordinates
47°44′55″N109°34′33″W / 47.74861°N 109.57583°W / 47.74861; -109.57583 Coordinates: 47°44′55″N109°34′33″W / 47.74861°N 109.57583°W / 47.74861; -109.57583 [1]
  elevation
2,415 ft (736 m)

Birch Creek in Chouteau County, Montana is a minor tributary of the Missouri River, joining it just downstream of the Judith River. [2] The stream headwaters is at the confluence of the East and West forks just north of Warrick. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Birch Creek (Chouteau County, Montana)
  2. Council Island, Montana, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1954 (1985 rev.)
  3. Warrick, Montana, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1984