Graves Creek (South Fork Flathead River tributary)

Graves Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.^[1] It is a tributary to South Fork Flathead River within an impoundment of the same river.

Graves Creek Tributary to South Fork Flathead River
Location of Graves Creek mouth Show map of Montana Graves Creek (South Fork Flathead River tributary) (the United States) Show map of the United States
Location
Country	United States
State	Montana
County	Flathead
Physical characteristics
Source	Aeneas Creek divide
• location	about 1-mile southeast of Black Lake
• coordinates	48°09′15.05″N 113°54′47.39″W[1]
• elevation	6,820 ft (2,080 m)[1]
Mouth	South Fork Flathead River
• location	Mount Aeneas
• coordinates	48°09′13.2″N 113°55′36.7″W[1]
• elevation	3,570 ft (1,090 m)[1]
Length	12.25 mi (19.71 km)[2]
Basin size	36.50 square miles (94.5 km2)[3]
Discharge
• location	South Fork Flathead River in an impoundment of the Hungry Horse Dam.
• average	113.55 cu ft/s (3.215 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Flathead River[3]
Basin features
Progression	South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean
River system	Flathead River
Tributaries
• left	Mazie Creek
• right	Aeneas Creek Baker Creek
Waterbodies	Black Lake Unnamed Lake Hankerchief Lake
Bridges	West Side South Fork Road

Course

Graves Creek rises about 1 mile (1.6 km) east of Black Lake in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows generally east and southeast to join South Fork Flathead River about 10 miles (16 km) east of Mud Lake.^[1]

Watershed

Graves Creek drains 36.50 square miles (94.53 km²) of area, receives 59.163 inches (1,502.75 mm) of precipitation per year, and is about 76.83% forested.^[3]

See also

• List of rivers of Montana