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The Lake Fork West Owyhee River is a short tributary of the West Little Owyhee River that begins near the Cat, Bend, and Pedroli springs near the eastern boundary of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation (for the Paiute and Shoshone native tribes) near the old U.S. Army cavalry post of Fort McDermitt (1865 / 1866-1889), in southern Malheur ...
The Owyhee River Wilderness is located on the high basalt plateaus of Owyhee County in southwestern Idaho in the western United States. The wilderness area is named after and protects the upper Owyhee River, its tributaries, and the surrounding desert canyon landscape. [1] Whitewater rafting is a popular recreational activity in this wilderness ...
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] West Little Owyhee River has a 310-square-mile (800 km 2) watershed. [6] The river begins east of McDermitt and flows east by Deer Flat and into Louse Canyon.
The Little Owyhee River is a 61-mile (98 km) long [3] tributary of the South Fork Owyhee River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,739 feet (2,054 m) [ 2 ] east of the Santa Rosa Range in eastern Humboldt County, Nevada , it flows generally east into Elko County, Nevada and the Owyhee Desert .
Dickshooter creek was categorized as part of the Owyhee River Wilderness in 2009 as a part of the Owyhee Public Lands Management Act. [7] It is not designated for aquatic life nor recreation, though it does meet basic water standards according to § 305(b) and § 303(d).
The North Fork Owyhee River is a tributary, about 30 miles (48 km) long, of the Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, and Owyhee County, Idaho, in the United States.It begins on the east flank of the Owyhee Mountains in Idaho and flows generally southwest to meet the main stem at Three Forks, Oregon, 161 miles (259 km) above the confluence of the larger river with the Snake River.
Owyhee River. South Fork Owyhee River. Little Owyhee River; Bruneau River. Jarbidge River; Salmon Falls Creek; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Nevada (1974)
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