The Teton River (pronounced "TEE-tuhn") is located in northwestern
Montana
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, in the
Western United States
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The ~ long river is a tributary of the
Marias River
The Marias River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 210 mi (338 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is formed in Glacier County, in northwestern Montana, by the confluence of the Cut Bank Creek and the Two Med ...
. Its watershed is within
Teton County and
Chouteau County, Montana.
Course
The Teton River
headwaters
The headwaters of a river or stream is the farthest place in that river or stream from its estuary or downstream confluence with another river, as measured along the course of the river. It is also known as a river's source.
Definition
The ...
are in the southern
Lewis Range
The Lewis Range is a mountain range located in the Rocky Mountains of northern Montana, United States and extreme southern Alberta, Canada. It was formed as a result of the Lewis Overthrust, a geologic thrust fault resulted in the overlying of ...
of the
Rocky Mountains
The Rocky Mountains, also known as the Rockies, are a major mountain range and the largest mountain system in North America. The Rocky Mountains stretch in straight-line distance from the northernmost part of western Canada, to New Mexico ...
at the
continental divide, in the
Lewis and Clark National Forest
Lewis and Clark National Forest is located in west central Montana, United States. Spanning , the forest is managed as two separate zones. The eastern sections, under the Jefferson Division, is a mixture of grass and shrublands dotted with "islan ...
.
It flows southeast, then east, down from the Lewis mountains and across Teton County, past the town of
Choteau. It is joined by Muddy Creek and Deep Creek. It continues flowing east, passing near
Fort Benton to its
confluence with the
Marias River
The Marias River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 210 mi (338 km) long, in the U.S. state of Montana. It is formed in Glacier County, in northwestern Montana, by the confluence of the Cut Bank Creek and the Two Med ...
. This occurs only upstream of the Marias' confluence with the
Missouri River.
Variant names
The Teton River has also been known as the:
[
*Breast River
*Fancy River
*Mone-e-kis, Monekis
*Rose River
*Tansey River
*Tansy River, Tanzey River, or Tanzy River
]
See also
*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 ...
*Montana Stream Access Law
The Montana Stream Access Law says that anglers, floaters and other recreationists in Montana have full use of most natural waterways between the high-water marks for fishing and floating, along with swimming and other river or stream-related ac ...
* Cracon Du Nez
References
External links
State of Montana: Teton River photosBig Sky Fishing: Photos of the Teton River
Rivers of Montana
Tributaries of the Missouri River
Rivers of Chouteau County, Montana
Bodies of water of Teton County, Montana
Lewis Range
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