It flows through parts of Granite County and Powell County and empties into the Clark Fork (river) at the [town] of Goldcreek (46°35′12″N 112°55′43″W / 46.58667°N 112.92861°W / 46.58667; -112.92861), northwest of the town of Garrison.
[1][2] In 1858, prospectors James and Granville Stuart and Reese Anderson discovered gold in the creek.
[3] The three men didn't have sufficient tools to begin excavating, and were unable to return with the proper equipment until 1862.
[3] The Stuart brothers and their prospecting party helped open up Western Montana to settlers, all due to their initial find at Gold Creek.
[4] Gold Creek is near where the last spike of the Northern Pacific Railway was driven on September 8, 1883.