The Jocko River (Salish: nisisutetk÷ ntxã÷e ) is a roughly tributary of the Flathead River in western Montana in the United States. It rises in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains and flows west into the Flathead at Dixon. The elevation is where it joins the Flathead. It is also known as Jacques Fork, Jim's Fork, Prune River or Wild Horse Creek. The river breaks into three forks, the North, Middle and South Forks, of which the Middle Fork is considered the main stem.
It is named after Jacques (Jocko) Raphael Finlay (1768-1828), an early Metis fur trader, scout, and explorer. It is located on the Flathead Indian Reservation and forms the south border of the CSKT Bison Range.
The Jocko Valley was the site of flooding in June 2011, when the Jocko River overflowed its banks as a result of a "200% of average" snowpack combined with heavy precipitation.
List of crossings
- Polson Branch Northern Pacific Railway (source 47ð19'04.0"N 114ð18'08.1"W)
- Paradise To Ravalli Northern Pacific Railway (source 47ð18'47.8"N 114ð17'57.0"W)
- Montana Hwy 212 (source 47ð18'43.3"N 114ð17'48.0"W)
- Paradise To Ravalli Northern Pacific Railway(source 47ð18'18.2"N 114ð16'57.9"W)
- Montana Highway 200 (source 47ð16'42.1"N 114ð11'19.0"W)
- Paradise To Ravalli Northern Pacific Railway (source 47ð16'40.8"N 114ð11'18.5"W)
- N Valley Creek Rd (source 47ð14'49.5"N 114ð10'14.7"W)
- S Valley Creek Rd (source 47ð13'00.7"N 114ð08'31.7"W)
- Ravalli To Missoula Northern Pacific Railway (source 47ð10'48.4"N 114ð06'05.9"W)
- U.S. Route 93 (source 47ð10'39.3"N 114ð05'58.9"W)
- Theresa Adams Ln (source 47ð09'29.1"N 114ð01'30.6"W)
- Jocko Canyon Rd (source 47ð09'20.7"N 113ð59'34.2"W)
- Jocko Canyon Canal Rd (source 47ð09'32.8"N 113ð59'19.1"W)
- Lemti Ln (source 47ð09'47.1"N 113ð58'35.7"W)
- Jocko Canyon Rd (source 47ð10'57.5"N 113ð56'55.8"W)
- Pistol Creek Rd (source 47ð11'46.4"N 113ð56'04.6"W)
- Jocko Canyon Rd x3 (source 47ð12'03.3"N 113ð55'04.8"W)(source 47ð11'42.6"N 113ð51'10.8"W)
(source 47ð11'56.3"N 113ð50'32.9"W)
See also
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