The Poplar River is a tributary of the
Missouri River, approximately long in
Saskatchewan
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in
Canada
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and
Montana
Montana () is a state in the Mountain West division of the Western United States. It is bordered by Idaho to the west, North Dakota and South Dakota to the east, Wyoming to the south, and the Canadian provinces of Alberta, British Columb ...
in the
United States
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.
It rises in several forks on the plains of southern Saskatchewan. The western fork rises near
Killdeer, Saskatchewan and flows southeast, into northeastern Montana, past
Richland and across
Daniels County. The middle fork rises northwest of
Rockglen, Saskatchewan and flows southeast, into northeastern Montana, and passes west of
Scobey. The two forks unite in the northern
Fort Peck Indian Reservation
The Fort Peck Indian Reservation ( asb, húdam wįcášta, dak, Waxchį́ca oyáte) is located near Fort Peck, Montana, in the northeast part of the state. It is the home of several federally recognized bands of Assiniboine, Nakota, Lakota, ...
. The combined fork flows southeast, then south-southwest, and joins the
Missouri River near
Poplar.
Along with the
Milk River and
Big Muddy Creek, it is one of three waterways in Canada that drain into the Gulf of Mexico.
Variant names
The Poplar River has also been known as: Lost Child Creek and Middle Fork Poplar River.
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See also
*List of rivers of Saskatchewan
This is a list of rivers of Saskatchewan, a province of Canada.
The largest and most notable rivers are listed at the start, followed by rivers listed by drainage basin and then alphabetically.
Principal river statistics
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*List of rivers of Montana
The following is a partial list of rivers of Montana (U.S. state).
East of Continental Divide
Water in these rivers flows east and south from the Continental Divide of the Americas, also known as the Great Divide, into the Gulf of Mexico via t ...
Notes
Rivers of Montana
Rivers of Saskatchewan
Tributaries of the Missouri River
International rivers of North America
Bodies of water of Roosevelt County, Montana
Bodies of water of Daniels County, Montana
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