Dry Cottonwood Creek (Deer Lodge County, Montana)
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Dry Cottonwood Creek is a creek
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
. Approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) long, it flows northwest out of the southern reaches of the Boulder Mountains
into the Clark Fork
river near Deer Lodge, Montana
. Sapphire
s are found along this creek.
Creek
Creek may refer to:*Creek, a small stream* Creek , an inlet of the sea, narrower than a cove * Creek, a narrow channel/small stream between islands in the Florida Keys*Muscogee , a native American people...
in Deer Lodge County, Montana
Deer Lodge County, Montana
-National protected areas:*Beaverhead National Forest *Deerlodge National Forest -Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 9,417 people, 3,995 households, and 2,524 families residing in the county. The population density was 13 people per square mile . There were 4,958 housing units at an...
. Approximately 10 miles (16.1 km) long, it flows northwest out of the southern reaches of the Boulder Mountains
Boulder Mountains
The Boulder Mountains, el. , is a small mountain range west of Helena, Montana in Deer Lodge County, Montana....
into the Clark Fork
Clark Fork
Clark Fork can refer to:*Clark Fork, Idaho*Clark Fork , a river in Idaho and Montana*The Clarks Fork Yellowstone River in Montana and Wyoming...
river near Deer Lodge, Montana
Deer Lodge, Montana
Deer Lodge is a city in and the county seat of Powell County, Montana, United States. The population was 3,421 at the 2000 census. The city is perhaps best known as the home of the Montana State Prison, a major local employer...
. Sapphire
Sapphire
Sapphire is a gemstone variety of the mineral corundum, an aluminium oxide , when it is a color other than red or dark pink; in which case the gem would instead be called a ruby, considered to be a different gemstone. Trace amounts of other elements such as iron, titanium, or chromium can give...
s are found along this creek.