Category archives for Big Belt Mountains

Montana Smith River drainage basin landform origins overview essay

This essay is an overview of a essays describing landform origins for drainage divides between Montana’s Smith River tributaries and between the Smith River drainage basin and adjacent drainage basins. The Smith River is a north-northwest oriented Missouri River tributary located in central Montana. The north-northwest oriented Smith River (and South Fork Smith River) valley […]

South Fork Smith River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins, Meagher and Broadwater Counties, Montana, USA

Abstract: Topographic map interpretation methods are used to interpret South Fork Smith River-Missouri River drainage divide area landform origins in the Big Belt Mountains area of Meagher and Broadwater Counties, Montana. West of the Big Belt Mountains the Missouri River flows in a north-northwest direction and then in a northeast direction north of the mountains. […]