Jefferson River
The Jefferson River is a tributary of the Missouri River, approximately 83 miles long, in the U.S. state of Montana. The Jefferson River and the Madison River form the official beginning of the Missouri at Missouri Headwaters State Park near Three Forks.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Gallatin County, Montana, United States
- Also known as: “Jeffersonelva”
Places of Interest
Highlights: Missouri Headwaters State Park.
Missouri Headwaters State Park
Park
Photo: Mike Cline, Public domain.Places in the Area
Nearby places include Three Forks and Wheatland.
Wheatland
Village
Wheatland is a census-designated place in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. Wheatland is situated 4½ miles west of Jefferson River.
Logan
Hamlet
Logan is an unincorporated community in Gallatin County, Montana, United States. Logan is situated 5 miles southeast of Jefferson River.
Jefferson River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Gallatin, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Latitude
45.92743° or 45° 55′ 39″ north
Longitude
-111.50802° or 111° 30′ 29″ west
Elevation
4,042 feet (1,232 metres)
Open location code
85QCWFGR+XQ
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In Other Languages
From Asturian to Western Frisian—“Jefferson River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Jefferson”
- Azerbaijani: “Cefferson çayı”
- Belarusian: “Джэферсан”
- Belarusian: “Джэфэрсан”
- Bosnian: “Jefferson”
- Catalan: “riu Jefferson”
- Catalan: “Riu Jefferson”
- Cebuano: “Jefferson River”
- Chinese: “傑佛遜河”
- Croatian: “Jefferson”
- Czech: “Jefferson”
- Dutch: “Jefferson River”
- Dutch: “Jefferson”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر چيفيرسون”
- Finnish: “Jefferson”
- French: “Jefferson”
- German: “Jefferson River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Jefferson”
- Italian: “Jefferson”
- Japanese: “ジェファーソン川”
- Korean: “제퍼슨강”
- Kurdish: “Çemê Jefferson”
- Latvian: “Džefersona”
- Malayalam: “ജെഫേഴ്സൺ നദി”
- Mingrelian: “ჯეფერსონი (წყარმალუ)”
- Mingrelian: “ჯეფერსონი”
- Norwegian Bokmål: “Jefferson”
- Norwegian: “Jefferson”
- Persian: “رود جفرسون”
- Polish: “Jefferson”
- Portuguese: “Rio Jefferson”
- Russian: “Джефферсон”
- Serbian: “Џеферсон”
- Serbo-Croatian: “Jefferson”
- Spanish: “Río Jefferson”
- Swedish: “Jefferson River”
- Turkish: “Jefferson Nehri”
- Venetian: “Jefferson”
- Vietnamese: “Sông Jefferson”
- Welsh: “Afon Jefferson”
- Western Frisian: “Jefferson”
Localities in the Area
Places to explore: Trident and Carpenter.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights: Madison River and Headwaters Cemetery.
Montana: Must-Visit Destinations
Worth a closer look: Helena and Billings.
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