Redwater River facts for kids
For other uses, see Redwater (disambiguation). For the river in Alberta, Canada, see Redwater River (Alberta).
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The Redwater River
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| Country | McCone, Dawson, Prairie, and Richland County, Montana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Main source | 47°03′37″N 105°52′53″W / 47.06028°N 105.88139°W |
| River mouth | 1,946 feet (593 m) 48°03′41″N 105°12′38″W / 48.06139°N 105.21056°W |
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| River system | Missouri River |
The Redwater River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 110 mi (177 km), in eastern Montana in the United States.
It rises in on the northern slope of the Big Sheep Mountains, in northwestern Prairie County, and flows northeast across the plains past Brockway and Circle and joins the Missouri in northeastern McCone County, approximately 4 mi (6 km) south of Poplar.
Variant names
The Redwater River has also been known as: Red Water Creek, Red Water River, Redwater Creek, Two Thousand Mile Creek, Two-Thousand-Mile Creek
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