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Principal Montana rivers with the Bitterroot in the west.
Principal Montana rivers with the Bitterroot in the west.

The Bitterroot River is a tributary of the Clark Fork River in southwestern Montana, USA. A tributary is a Stream or River which flows into a mainstem (or parent river The Clark Fork is a river in the US states of Montana and Idaho, approximately 360 mi (579 km long Montana ( is a state in the Western United States. One-third of the state in the western part contains numerous mountain ranges (approximately 77 named of the northern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the It runs for about 75 miles (121 km) south-to-north through the Bitterroot Valley, from the confluence of its West and East forks near Conner to the Clark Fork near Missoula. A mile is a unit of Length, usually used to measure Distance, in a number of different systems including Imperial units United States The kilometre ( American spelling: kilometer) symbol km is a unit of Length in the Metric system, equal to one thousand The Bitterroot Valley is located in southwestern Montana in the northwestern United States. Confluence, in Geography, describes the meeting of two or more Bodies of water.

Ravalli County and Missoula County along with the towns along the Bitterroot River, including Hamilton, Stevensville and Missoula, are popular destinations for fly fishing, with rainbow trout being fairly prevalent and with smaller populations of brown trout and cutthroat trout. Ravalli County is located in the southwestern part of the US state of Montana. Missoula County is a County located in the US state of Montana. Hamilton is a city in and the County seat of Ravalli County, Montana, United States. Stevensville is a town in Ravalli County, Montana, United States. Fly fishing is a distinct and ancient Angling method most renowned as a method for catching Trout and Salmon, but employed today for a wide variety of The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America The brown trout ( Salmo trutta morpha fario and S trutta morpha lacustris) and the sea trout ( S The cutthroat trout ( Oncorhynchus clarki) is a Species of Freshwater Fish in the salmon family of order Although the Bitterroot River passes close by to many residential areas, it is an excellent place for wildlife viewing. Many species of ducks and waterfowl are common along with osprey, bald eagles and heron. For duck as a food see Duck (food; for other meanings see Duck (disambiguation. See also UK Wildfowl and Wetlands Trust USA Ducks Unlimited The Osprey (Pandion haliaetus, also called Sea Hawk, is a diurnal, fish-eating Bird of prey. The Bald Eagle ( Haliaeetus leucocephalus) is a Bird of prey found in North America that is most recognizable as the national bird and The herons are wading Birds in the Ardeidae family Some are called Egrets or Bitterns instead of herons Both white-tailed deer and mule deer frequent the river as a source of water and to graze near its banks. The White-tailed deer ( Odocoileus virginianus) also known as the Virginia deer, or simply as the whitetail, is a medium-sized Deer found throughout The mule deer ( Odocoileus hemionus) is a Deer whose habitat is in the western half of North America. The most notable wildlife viewing local along the river is the famous Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge. The Lee Metcalf National Wildlife Refuge is located in the southwestern region of the U

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