Rosebud Creek (Montana)

Rosebud Creek is a generally north flowing stream in Rosebud and Big Horn counties of Montana. It is a tributary to the Yellowstone River.[1]

Rosebud Creek
Location
CountryUnited States
StateMontana
CountyRosebud and Big Horn counties
Physical characteristics
SourceConfluence of North Fork Rosebud Creek and South Fork Rosebud Creek
  locationBig Horn County
  coordinates45°12′48″N 107°00′07″W
  elevation4315 ft.
MouthConfluence with the Yellowstone River
  location
Rosebud County
  coordinates
46°16′23″N 106°28′35″W
  elevation
2480 ft.

The source is the confluence of the North an South forks about one mile east of the Crow Indian Reservation boundary. The two forks both flow east from the east flank of the Wolf Mountains.[2]

The confluence with the Yellowstone River is about 1.5 miles west of the community of Rosebud.[3]

Monument Hill, the site of the Rosebud Battlefield lies about one mile north of the source area of the stream.[4] The site is currently the location of the Rosebud Battlefield State Park.

References

  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Rosebud Creek (Montana)
  2. Bar V Ranch Northeast, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 {1978 rev.)
  3. Rosebud, Montana, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1968 (1972 rev.)
  4. Half Moon Hill, 7.5 Minute Topographic Quadrangle, USGS, 1967 (1978 rev.)
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