Misplaced Pages

Blackfoot River (Montana)

Article snapshot taken from Wikipedia with creative commons attribution-sharealike license. Give it a read and then ask your questions in the chat. We can research this topic together.
River in Montana, United States
Blackfoot River
The Blackfoot River two miles east of Lincoln, Montana.
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
Physical characteristics
SourceContinental Divide
 • coordinates47°2′6″N 112°21′34″W / 47.03500°N 112.35944°W / 47.03500; -112.35944
MouthClark Fork
 • coordinates46°52′17″N 113°53′18″W / 46.87139°N 113.88833°W / 46.87139; -113.88833
Length120 km (75 mi)
Map of principal rivers of Montana

The Blackfoot River, sometimes called the Big Blackfoot River to distinguish it from the Little Blackfoot River, is a snow-fed and spring-fed river in western Montana. The Blackfoot River begins in Lewis and Clark County at the Continental Divide, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of the town of Lincoln (4,536 ft; 1,383 m). The river's headwaters are between Rogers Pass (5,610 ft; 1,710 m) to the north and Stemple Pass (6,376 ft; 1,943 m) to the south. It flows westward through the town of Milltown and enters the Clark Fork River approximately five miles (8 km) east of the city of Missoula (3,210 ft; 980 m).

The Blackfoot River is renowned for its recreational opportunities, most notably fly fishing, but also rafting, canoeing, and inner tubing. The Blackfoot is a fast, cold river with many deep spots, making it prime habitat for several varieties of trout.

The river's canyon and the valleys were formed by the Missoula Floods, cataclysmic glacial lake outburst floods which occurred at the end of the last ice age.

The Blackfoot River and the Clark Fork experienced a record flood in 1908.

The river is featured in the 1976 novella A River Runs Through It by Norman Maclean, as well as the 1992 film starring Brad Pitt, directed by Robert Redford.

The Blackfoot is a Class I river from the Cedar Meadow fishing access site west of Helmville to its confluence with the Clark Fork River for public access for recreational purposes.

Drone Shot of the Blackfoot River

See also

Further reading

References

  1. Blackfoot River Archived January 15, 2005, at the Wayback Machine, The Columbia Gazetteer of North America
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Blackfoot River
  3. http://www.theflystop.com/hatch-guide-fly-fishing/montana/blackfoot-river, The TheFlyStop.com
  4. "The Great Flood of 1908". Archived from the original on 2013-11-12. Retrieved 2014-01-05.
  5. Stream Access in Montana Archived 2009-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  6. McLean, Bryce. "Drone Shot of the Blackfoot River". guide-x.io. Archived from the original on 2021-05-06. Retrieved 2021-05-06.

External links

State of Montana
Helena (capital)
Topics
Society
Regions
Largest cities
Counties
flag Montana portal
Missoula, Montana
Suburbs
Missoula, Montana
Missoula, Montana
Education
High schools
Higher education
Libraries
Museums
Geography
Mountains
Rivers
History
Places
People
Media
Television
Print
Breweries
Services
Healthcare
Transportation
Sports
Teams
Venues
University of Montana
Categories:
Blackfoot River (Montana) Add topic