Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
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 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.
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.
Owyhee River. South Fork Owyhee River. Little Owyhee River; Bruneau River. Jarbidge River; Salmon Falls Creek; ... USGS Hydrologic Unit Map - State of Nevada (1974)
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.
The Middle Fork Owyhee River is a tributary of the North Fork Owyhee River in Malheur County, Oregon, and Owyhee County, Idaho, in the United States. It forms along Juniper Mountain, south of the Owyhee Mountains in Idaho. From its headwaters, it flows southwest then curves northwest to and beyond the Idaho–Oregon border, then turns north to ...
Jordan Creek's watershed of 1,305 square miles (3,380 km 2) is almost evenly divided between the two states, 46 percent in Idaho and 54 percent in Oregon. [4] Although the upper parts of the basin in the Silver City Mountain Range supported mining camps and towns in the late 19th century through the early 20th century, they were generally abandoned when the gold and silver played out. [10]