The Jocko River (
Salish
Salish () may refer to:
* Salish peoples, a group of First Nations/Native Americans
** Coast Salish peoples, several First Nations/Native American groups in the coastal regions of the Pacific Northwest
** Interior Salish peoples, several First Nat ...
: nisisutetkʷ ntx̣ʷe
) is a roughly tributary of the
Flathead River in western
Montana in the
United States. It rises in the foothills of the
Rocky Mountains and flows west into the Flathead at
Dixon Dixon may refer to:
Places International
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Canada
* Dixon, Ontario
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* Dixon, California
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. The elevation is where it joins the Flathead. It is also known as Jacques Fork, Jim's Fork, Prune River or Wild Horse Creek. The river breaks into three forks, the North, Middle and South Forks, of which the Middle Fork is considered the main stem.
It is named after Jacques (Jocko) Raphael Finlay (1768-1828), an early
Metis fur trader, scout, and explorer. It is located on the
Flathead Indian Reservation and forms the south border of the
Bison Range.
The
Jocko Valley was the site of
flooding in June 2011, when the Jocko River overflowed its banks as a result of a "200% of average"
snowpack combined with heavy
precipitation.
See also
*
List of rivers of Montana
*
Montana Stream Access Law
*
Columbia River
The Columbia River (Upper Chinook: ' or '; Sahaptin: ''Nch’i-Wàna'' or ''Nchi wana''; Sinixt dialect'' '') is the largest river in the Pacific Northwest region of North America. The river rises in the Rocky Mountains of British Columbia, C ...
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Rivers of Lake County, Montana
Rivers of Sanders County, Montana
Rivers of Montana
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