Cow Creek
Cow Creek is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 35 miles long, in north central Montana in the United States. Cow Creek rises in the southern foothills of the Bear Paw Mountains in western Blaine County and flows east and then south, joining the Missouri approximately 25 air miles northeast of Winifred, Montana—or 22 miles upstream from the Fred Robinson Bridge.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: tributary of the Missouri River in Montana, United States
- Also known as: “Cow Island Creek” and “Windsor’s Creek”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Cow Island.
Cow Island
Island
Cow Island lies in a left turning bend of the Missouri River, in the area known as the Missouri River Breaks. The island is formed by sediments that are seasonally washed out from the mouths of Cow Creek and Bull Creek, which enter the Missouri River just upstream from Cow Island.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument.
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument
Photo: Bureau of Land Management, Public domain.
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument, called "The Breaks" by locals, is a United States national monument protecting the Missouri Breaks of central Montana. It is managed by the Bureau of Land Management.
Cow Creek
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Blaine, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Afrikaans to Zulu—“Cow Creek” goes by many names.
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- Chinese: “考溪”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument and Dead Cedar Reservoir.
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About Mapcarta. Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Cow Creek”. Photo: Kirk Olson, CC BY 2.0.