Big Sandy Creek (Gros Ventre: báasnɔ́ɔ́ɔ́béʔ, lit. 'big sand'[2]) is a tributary of the Milk River, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) long, in northwestern Montana in the United States.
| Big Sandy Creek | |
|---|---|
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| Location | |
| Country | Hill and Chouteau County, Montana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • coordinates | 48°09′32″N 109°41′48″W / 48.15889°N 109.69667°W[1] |
| Mouth | |
• coordinates | 48°34′05″N 109°48′06″W / 48.56806°N 109.80167°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,484 feet (757 m)[1] |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Missouri River |
It rises in the southern Rocky Boys Indian Reservation in the Bears Paw Mountains and flows southwest, then north past Box Elder, then northeast, joined by Sage Creek, and joins the Milk approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of Havre.
Variant names
editBig Sandy Creek has also been known as: Ahmi-Saptsiko, Sand Creek, and Un-es-putcha-eka.[1]
See also
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Notes
edit- ^ a b c d "Big Sandy Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ Cowell, A.; Taylor, A.; Brockie, T. "Gros Ventre ethnogeography and place names: A diachronic perspective". Anthropological Linguistics. 58 (2): 132–170. doi:10.1353/anl.2016.0025.