Wise River

45°47′56″N 112°56′47″W / 45.79889°N 112.94639°W / 45.79889; -112.94639 (Wise River)^[1]5,607 feet (1,709 m)^[1]Length30 miles (48 km)Discharge  • locationnear Wise River • average183 cu ft/s (5.2 m³/s)^[2] Basin featuresRiver systemMissouri River

The Wise River is a tributary of the Big Hole River, approximately 30 mi (48 km) long, in southwestern Montana in the United States. It rises in the Beaverhead National Forest in the Pioneer Mountains in Beaverhead County. It flows NNW through the mountains and joins the Big Hole near the town of Wise River. The river has also been known as Elkhorn Creek.^[1]

The river is a popular destination for fly fishing. The Wise is a Class II river for stream access for recreational purposes.^[3]

• List of rivers of Montana
• Montana Stream Access Law

• Grant, George (Spring 1983). "Wise River Flood-a memoir, a history, a lesson" (PDF). The American Fly Fisher. 10 (2). Manchester, VT: American Museum of Fly Fishing: 30–31. Retrieved 2014-11-19.