Big Sandy Creek (Montana)

Big Sandy Creek
Country	Hill and Chouteau County, Montana
Basin
Main source	48°09′32″N 109°41′48″W / 48.15889°N 109.69667°W / 48.15889; -109.69667^[1]
River mouth	2,484 feet (757 m)^[1] 48°34′05″N 109°48′06″W / 48.56806°N 109.80167°W / 48.56806; -109.80167Coordinates: 48°34′05″N 109°48′06″W / 48.56806°N 109.80167°W / 48.56806; -109.80167^[1]
River system	Missouri River

Big Sandy Creek is a tributary of the Milk River, approximately 50 miles (80 kilometers) long, in northwestern Montana in the United States.

It rises in the southern Rocky Boys Indian Reservation in the Bears Paw Mountains and flows southwest, then north past Box Elder, then northeast, joined by Sage Creek, and joins the Milk approximately 10 mi (16 km) west of Havre.

Variant names

Big Sandy Creek has also been known as: Ahmi-Saptsiko, Sand Creek, and Un-es-putcha-eka.^[1]

State of Montana

Helena (capital)

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