The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States. It rises in the Rocky Mountains in two forks, the North Fork and , which join in the Flathead National Forest above Gibson Reservoir along the county line between Teton and Lewis and Clark counties. It flows E, SE, and E away from the mountains, past Simms, Sun River, and Vaughn and joins the Missouri at Great Falls.
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| - Sun River (de)
- Sun River (en)
- Sun River (fr)
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| - Der Sun River (auch Medicine River) ist ein linker Nebenfluss des Missouri River im US-Bundesstaat Montana. Der Sun River ist 209 km lang und entsteht durch den Zusammenfluss seiner Quellflüsse North Fork und South Fork Sun River in den Rocky Mountains. Der Sun River durchschneidet die in östlicher Richtung. Dabei wird er vom Gibson Dam zum aufgestaut. Unterhalb des Gibson Dam befindet sich ein Ableitungsdamm (Diversion Dam), an welchem ein Teil des Flusswassers über einen Bewässerungskanal zum Pishkun-Stausee sowie ein geringerer Teil über den Willow Creek Feeder Canal abgeleitet wird. Der Sun River durchfließt die Great Plains in überwiegend östlicher Richtung. Er passiert die Ortschaften Simms, Sun River und Vaughn, bevor er bei Great Falls in den Missouri River mündet. (de)
- La Sun River (ou Medicine River) est un affluent du Missouri s'écoulant dans les plaines du centre des États-Unis. Long d'environ 209 km, il coule dans l'État du Montana. La rivière prend sa source dans les montagnes Rocheuses, sous la forme de deux bras (North Fork et South Fork) qui se rejoignent dans la forêt nationale de Flathead entre les comtés de Teton et Lewis et Clark juste en amont du réservoir-barrage de Gibson. L'émissaire du lac prend le nom de Sun River et se jette dans le Missouri à Great Falls. (fr)
- The Sun River (also called the Medicine River) is a tributary of the Missouri River in the Great Plains, approximately 130 mi (209 km) long, in Montana in the United States. It rises in the Rocky Mountains in two forks, the North Fork and , which join in the Flathead National Forest above Gibson Reservoir along the county line between Teton and Lewis and Clark counties. It flows E, SE, and E away from the mountains, past Simms, Sun River, and Vaughn and joins the Missouri at Great Falls. (en)
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| - Cascade County, Montana
- Tributaries of the Missouri River
- Rivers of Cascade County, Montana
- Rocky Mountains
- Montana Stream Access Law
- North Fork Sun River
- Bob Marshall Wilderness
- United States
- Vaughn, Montana
- Bodies of water of Teton County, Montana
- List of rivers of Montana
- Gibson Dam
- Gibson Reservoir
- Great Falls, Montana
- Great Plains
- Missouri River
- Montana
- Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Simms, Montana
- Rivers of Montana
- Fairfield, Montana
- Flathead National Forest
- Rivers of Lewis and Clark County, Montana
- Teton County, Montana
- Sun River, Montana
- Willow Creek (Montana)
- United States Bureau of Reclamation
- dbr:Muddy_Creek_(Montana)
- dbr:Sun_River_Project
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| - Confluence of Open Creek and McDonald Creek, Lewis and Clark County (en)
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| - Sun Lake, Lewis and Clark County (en)
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| - Near Gibson Reservoir, Lewis and Clark County (en)
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| - South Fork Sun River, Willow Creek (en)
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| - The headwaters of the Sun River in the Rockies, near Gibson Reservoir (en)
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