Swan River (Montana)
| Swan River | |
|---|---|
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Montana |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Gray Wolf Lake |
| • location | Mission Mountains, Missoula County |
| • coordinates | 47°17′48″N 113°52′04″W / 47.29667°N 113.86778°W |
| • elevation | 6,650 ft (2,030 m) |
| Mouth | Flathead Lake |
• location | Bigfork, Flathead County |
• coordinates | 48°03′35″N 114°04′51″W / 48.05972°N 114.08083°W |
• elevation | 2,897 ft (883 m) |
| Length | 95 mi (153 km) |
| Basin size | 671 mi2 (1,740 km2) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | river mile 14.0, near Bigfork |
| • average | 1,155 cu ft/s (32.7 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 193 cu ft/s (5.5 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 8,890 cu ft/s (252 m3/s) |
The Swan River is a 95-mile (153 km) long, north-flowing river in western Montana in the United States. The river drains a long isolated valley, known as the Swan Valley, between the Swan Range on the east and the Mission Mountains to the west.