| Frenchman River | |
|---|---|
 Frenchman River Valley | |
 The Milk River highlighted | |
  Location of the mouth in Montana  Frenchman River (North America) | |
| Location | |
| Countries |
|
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Cypress Lake |
| • location | Cypress Hills |
| • coordinates | 49°28′35″N 109°23′43″W / 49.47641°N 109.39518°W |
| • elevation | 975 meters (3,199 ft) |
| Mouth | Milk River |
• location | Saco, Montana |
• coordinates | 48°31′02″N 107°15′05″W / 48.517351°N 107.251295°W |
• elevation | 665 meters (2,182 ft) |
| Length | 341 kilometers (212 mi) |
| Basin features | |
| River system | Missouri River |
The Frenchman River, (Gros Ventre: níhʔɔɔtóóúníícááh, lit. 'white person river'[1]), also known locally as the Whitemud River, is a river in Saskatchewan, Canada and Montana, United States.[2] It is a tributary of the Milk River, itself a tributary of the Missouri and, in turn, part of the Mississippi River watershed, which flows to the Gulf of Mexico.[2]
The river is approximately 341 kilometers (212 mi) long.[2]
The name's origin is uncertain although both Métis and francophone settlers inhabited its banks at the turn of the 20th century. The Frenchman Formation, a stratigraphical unit of the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin, was named for the river.
- ^ Cowell, A.; Taylor, A.; Brockie, T. "Gros Ventre ethnogeography and place names: A diachronic perspective". Anthropological Linguistics. 58 (2): 132–170. doi:10.1353/anl.2016.0025.
- ^ a b c "The Encyclopedia of Saskatchewan | Details". esask.uregina.ca. Retrieved 2022-08-04.