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Lake Owyhee State Park is a state park in the U.S. state of Oregon, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. The park lies on the north-eastern end of the Owhyee reservoir . Bighorn sheep can be found here.
The Owyhee River Wilderness was created by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 30, 2009. Also created in the Omnibus Land Act were five additional southwestern Idaho wilderness areas in Owyhee County, collectively known as the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas: [4] [5]
The upper 20.8 miles (33.5 km) of the North Fork Owyhee River, from the Idaho–Oregon border to the upstream boundary of the wilderness, are part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Of this total, 15.1 miles (24.3 km) are classified as wild and the remaining 5.7 miles (9.2 km) are classified "recreational".
Under the proposal by Gov. Tina Kotek to establish a national monument in southeast Oregon's Owyhee Canyonlands, portions of the Owyhee River currently not carrying Wild and Scenic designations ...
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West Little Owyhee River is a 63.1-mile-long (101.5 km) [5] tributary of the Owyhee River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The source of the river is at an elevation of 6,508 feet (1,984 m) near McDermitt , while the mouth is at an elevation of 4,373 feet (1,333 m) in the Owyhee Desert . [ 1 ]
Urness is the author of “Best Hikes with Kids: Oregon” and “Hiking Southern Oregon.” He can be reached at zurness@StatesmanJournal.com or (503) 399-6801. Find him on X at @ZachsORoutdoors.
Owyhee Lake at the dead end of Leslie Gulch Road, with Slocum Creek Campground in left corner. July 2017. Leslie Gulch is a canyon in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is on the east side of Owyhee Lake, a reservoir on the Owyhee River. Its abundant and striking rock formations are made of tuff.