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

Aeneas Creek
Tributary to Graves Creek
Map of Aeneas Creek mouth location
Map of Aeneas Creek mouth location
Location of Aeneas Creek mouth
Map of Aeneas Creek mouth location
Map of Aeneas Creek mouth location
Aeneas Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Physical characteristics
SourceBirch Creek divide
 • locationAeneas Lake
 • coordinates48°08′20″N 113°54′28″W / 48.13889°N 113.90778°W / 48.13889; -113.90778[1]
 • elevation6,000 ft (1,800 m)[2]
MouthGraves Creek
 • location
about 0.5 miles west of Graves Bay Campground
 • coordinates
48°07′45″N 113°49′17″W / 48.12917°N 113.82139°W / 48.12917; -113.82139[1]
 • elevation
3,694 ft (1,126 m)[3]
Length4.49 mi (7.23 km)[4]
Basin size13.43 square miles (34.8 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationGraves Creek
 • average48.22 cu ft/s (1.365 m3/s) at mouth with Grave Creek[5]
Basin features
ProgressionGraves Creek → South Fork Flathead RiverFlathead River → → Clark ForkPend Oreille RiverColumbia RiverPacific Ocean
River systemFlathead River
Tributaries 
 • leftunnamed tributaries
 • rightJones Creek
Bridgesnone

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

Course

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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

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Aeneas Creek drains 13.43 square miles (34.8 km2) of area, receives about 64.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 275.86, and is about 77% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Aeneas Creek
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 15 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "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. ^ a b c "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.