Montana Gazetteer
Marias River is a physical feature (stream) in Chouteau County. The primary coordinates for Marias River places it within the MT 59460 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Marias River |
| Category: | Montana physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Stream |
| Description: | 210 miles long. Heads at the confluence of Two Medicine River and Cut Bank Creek 20 km (12.4 mi) N of the community of Valier, flows E through Lake Elwell, then SE to join the Missouri River 1.6 km (1 mi) SE of the community of Loma, 33 km (21 mi) downstream from Fort Benton. |
| History: | Named for Maria Wood, cousin of Meriwether Lewis. A proposal to change the name Marias River to Maria River was submitted in Februrary 1998; in September 1999, the USBGN rejected the proposal based on the long-time local use of the current name. |
| County: | Chouteau County |
| Latitude: | 47.9294167 |
| Longitude: | -110.4724334 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Marias River: Marias River.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Marias River does not include property ownership information.
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Loma, MT
(1.4 miles WNW) Fort Benton, MT (11.8 miles SW) |
Sunnybrook Colony, MT
(19.8 miles NW) |
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Lippard, MT
(4.1 miles ENE) Stranahan, MT (8.3 miles ENE) |
Virgelle, MT
(11.8 miles ENE) |
