Musselshell River

The rivers of Montana with the Musselshell in the center of the state

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The Musselshell River is a tributary of the Missouri River in Montana in the United States.

Geography

The river was first explored in 1804 during the Lewis and Clark Expedition. It rises in the territory of the Crazy Mountains in central Montana and ends after about 470 kilometers in the Fort Peck Lake.

In popular media

The Musselshell finds mention in the movie Jeremiah Johnson from 1972 with Robert Redford.