The Two Medicine River is a tributary of the Marias River, approximately 60 mi (97 km) long, in northwestern Montana in the United States.

Two Medicine River
Amtrak's Empire Builder crosses the Two Medicine River near East Glacier Park in 2011.
Montana rivers with Two Medicine in the north central
Location
CountryPondera and Glacier County, Montana
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • coordinates48°29′32″N 113°15′49″W / 48.49222°N 113.26361°W / 48.49222; -113.26361 (Two Medicine River)[1]
Mouth 
 • coordinates
48°29′11″N 112°13′40″W / 48.48639°N 112.22778°W / 48.48639; -112.22778 (Two Medicine River)[1]
 • elevation
3,294 feet (1,004 m)[1]
Discharge 
 • locationBrowning
 • average375 cu ft/s (10.6 m3/s)[2]
Basin features
River systemMissouri River

It rises in the Rocky Mountain Front in Glacier National Park at the continental divide and flows east, down from the mountains and across the Blackfeet Indian Reservation. It receives Birch Creek in southeastern Glacier County and joins Cut Bank Creek to form the Marias, approximately 12 mi (19 km) southeast of Cut Bank.

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Notes

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  1. ^ a b c "Two Medicine River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ "USGS Surface Water data for Montana: USGS Surface-Water Annual Statistics".