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Addition Creek

Coordinates: 47°55′04″N 113°31′19″W / 47.91778°N 113.52194°W / 47.91778; -113.52194
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Addition Creek
Tributary to South Fork Flathead River
Map of Addition Creek mouth location
Map of Addition Creek mouth location
Location of Addition Creek mouth
Map of Addition Creek mouth location
Map of Addition Creek mouth location
Addition Creek (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyFlathead
Physical characteristics
SourceBunker Creek divide
 • locationBruce Mountain
 • coordinates47°51′22″N 113°36′18″W / 47.85611°N 113.60500°W / 47.85611; -113.60500[1]
 • elevation5,600 ft (1,700 m)[2]
MouthSouth Fork Flathead River
 • location
about 0.25 miles southwest of Horse Ridge
 • coordinates
47°55′04″N 113°31′19″W / 47.91778°N 113.52194°W / 47.91778; -113.52194[1]
 • elevation
3,614 ft (1,102 m)[3]
Length5.78 mi (9.30 km)[4]
Basin size17.43 square miles (45.1 km2)[5]
Discharge 
 • locationSouth Fork Flathead River
 • average48.25 cu ft/s (1.366 m3/s) at mouth with South Fork Flathead River[5]
Basin features
ProgressionSouth Fork Flathead RiverFlathead River → → Clark ForkPend Oreille RiverColumbia RiverPacific Ocean
River systemFlathead River
Tributaries 
 • leftBruce Creek
 • rightLittle Creek
BridgesNF-2826


Addition Creek is a stream in the U.S. state of Montana.[6] It is a tributary to South Fork Flathead River.

According to tradition, Addition Creek was named in celebration of the wedding of forestry official Donald Bruce (namesake to Bruce Creek).[7]

Course

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Addition Creek rises at Bruce Mountain in Flathead County, Montana, and then flows northwest to join South Fork Flathead River about 0.25 miles southwest of Horse Ridge.[3]

Watershed

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Addition Creek drains 17.43 square miles (45.1 km2) of area, receives about 54.3 in/year of precipitation, has a wetness index of 283.50, and is about 86% forested.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b "GNIS Detail - Addition Creek". geonames.usgs.gov. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  2. ^ "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  3. ^ a b "Get Maps". USGS Topoview. US Geological Survey. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  4. ^ "ArcGIS Web Application". epa.maps.arcgis.com. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  5. ^ a b c "Addition Creek Watershed Report". US EPA Geoviewer. US EPA. Retrieved 14 June 2021.
  6. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Addition Creek
  7. ^ "Geographic names". Forest History Society. Archived from the original on 18 June 2019. Retrieved 3 July 2019.