Addition Creek
| Addition Creek Tributary to South Fork Flathead River | |
|---|---|
  Location of Addition Creek mouth  Addition Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| County | Flathead |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Bunker Creek divide |
| • location | Bruce Mountain |
| • coordinates | 47°51′22″N 113°36′18″W / 47.85611°N 113.60500°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,600 ft (1,700 m)[2] |
| Mouth | South Fork Flathead River |
• location | about 0.25 miles southwest of Horse Ridge |
• coordinates | 47°55′04″N 113°31′19″W / 47.91778°N 113.52194°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,614 ft (1,102 m)[3] |
| Length | 5.78 mi (9.30 km)[4] |
| Basin size | 17.43 square miles (45.1 km2)[5] |
| Discharge | |
| • location | South Fork Flathead River |
| • average | 48.25 cu ft/s (1.366 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Flathead River[5] |
| Basin features | |
| Progression | South Fork Flathead River → Flathead River → → Clark Fork → Pend Oreille River → Columbia River → Pacific Ocean |
| River system | Flathead River |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | Bruce Creek |
| • right | Little Creek |
| Bridges | NF-2826 |
Addition Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[6] It is a tributary to South Fork Flathead River.
According to tradition, Addition Creek was named in celebration of the wedding of forestry official Donald Bruce (namesake to Bruce Creek).[7]
Course
[edit]Addition Creek rises at Bruce Mountain in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows northwest to join South Fork Flathead River about 0.25 miles southwest of Horse Ridge.[3]
Watershed
[edit]Addition Creek drains 17.43 square miles (45.1 km2) of area, receives about 54.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.50, and is about 86% forested.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Addition Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ a b c "Addition Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Addition Creek
- ^ "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.