Swan River

The Swan River is a 95-mile long, north-flowing river in western in the . The river drains a long isolated valley, known as the Swan Valley, between the on the east and the Mission Mountains to the west.
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  • Type: Stream
  • Description: river in Flathead, Lake and Missoula counties in Montana, United States
  • Also known as: Big Fork River”, “Hughes River”, “Sweat House River”, “Sweathouse Creek”, “Sweathouse River”, “Sweating Creek”, “Sweating House Creek”, and “Sweatinghouse River

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wayfarers State Park and Bigfork Public Schools.

Park
is a 67-acre public recreation area overlooking , one-half mile south of , . The state park hosts the annual Northern Rockies Paddlefest, which in 2013 attracted over 200 participants.

School
Bigfork High School, part of Bigfork School District, is located in . They are known as the Vikings and Valkyries.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bigfork.

is a small town on northeast shore of Flathead Lake in . About 5,100 people lived there in 2020.

Swan River

Latitude
48.05968° or 48° 3′ 35″ north
Longitude
-114.08095° or 114° 4′ 51″ west
Elevation
2,897 feet (883 metres)
Open location code
85W73W59+VJ
Geo­Names ID
5681341
Wiki­data ID
Q7653499
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Swan River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Swan
  • Cebuano: Swan River
  • German: Swan River
  • Irish: Abhainn Swan
  • Japanese: スワン川
  • Slovenian: reka Swan
  • Slovenian: Swan River
  • Slovenian: Swan
  • Venetian: Swan
  • Welsh: Afon Swan

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Localities in the Area

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Swan River Bridge and Bigfork Harbor.

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