Sacagawea River

River in Petroleum and Fergus County, Montana

Sacagawea River

The Sacagawea River

Location
Country| Petroleum and Fergus County, Montana
Physical characteristics
Source|
• coordinates| 47°21′59″N 108°54′01″W﻿ / ﻿47.36639°N 108.90028°W﻿ / 47.36639; -108.90028﻿ (Sacagawea River)[1]
Mouth|

• coordinates

| 47°27′11″N 107°57′46″W﻿ / ﻿47.45306°N 107.96278°W﻿ / 47.45306; -107.96278﻿ (Sacagawea River)Coordinates: 47°27′11″N 107°57′46″W﻿ / ﻿47.45306°N 107.96278°W﻿ / 47.45306; -107.96278﻿ (Sacagawea River)[1]

• elevation

| 2,247 feet (685 m)[1]
Basin features
River system| Missouri River

The Sacagawea River is a tributary of the Musselshell River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in north-central Montana in the United States. It rises on the plains of northern Fergus County and flows eastward. The river formerly joined the Musselshell five miles above the confluence of the Musselshell with the Missouri, but it now flows into the arm of Fort Peck Lake on the Missouri formed by the mouth of the Musselshell.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 2 Variant names
* 3 See also
* 4 Notes
* 5 External links

## History[edit]

The river was explored during the Lewis and Clark Expedition and named after their guide, Sacagawea. The river was named after her because she was in a canoe, and got caught in a storm. The canoe nearly tipped over, the expedition members were trying to balance the boat, but Sacajawea collected all the books, records, and instruments from the journey. They may have been covered in some material which prevented water damage. The river was named after her for this deed.

## Variant names[edit]

The Sacagawea River has also been known as: Bird Womans River, Birdwoman's River, Crooked Creek, Sah cah ger we-ah River, Sah-ca-gee-me-ah River, Sahcagahwea River.[1]

## See also[edit]

* Montana portal

* List of rivers of Montana
* Montana Stream Access Law

## Notes[edit]

1. ^ a b c d "Sacagawea River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

## External links[edit]

* Naming of the River
* North Central Montana relief map

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