Swan River
The Swan River is a 95-mile 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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
- 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.
Wayfarers State Park
Park
Wayfarers State Park is a 67-acre public recreation area overlooking Flathead Lake, one-half mile south of Bigfork, Montana. The state park hosts the annual Northern Rockies Paddlefest, which in 2013 attracted over 200 participants.
Bigfork Public Schools
School
Bigfork High School, part of Bigfork School District, is located in Bigfork, Montana. They are known as the Vikings and Valkyries.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bigfork.
Bigfork
Photo: Katie Brady, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Bigfork is a small town on northeast shore of Flathead Lake in Northwestern Montana. About 5,100 people lived there in 2020.
Swan River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Flathead, Montana, Rocky Mountains, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Swan River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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
Explore places such as Holt and Idlewise Court.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Swan River Bridge and Bigfork Harbor.
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