Battle Creek (Owyhee River)

Battle Creek
Battle Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee County, Idaho
Source
 - location Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 6,704 ft (2,043 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°44′32″N 116°24′16″W / 42.74222°N 116.40444°W / 42.74222; -116.40444 [2]
Mouth Owyhee River
 - location west of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 4,636 ft (1,413 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°14′14″N 116°31′29″W / 42.23722°N 116.52472°W / 42.23722; -116.52472Coordinates: 42°14′14″N 116°31′29″W / 42.23722°N 116.52472°W / 42.23722; -116.52472 [2]
Length 67 mi (108 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Battle Creek in Idaho

Battle Creek is a 67-mile (110 km) long[3] tributary of the Owyhee River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,704 feet (2,043 m)[1] in central Owyhee County, Idaho, it flows generally south through the Owyhee Desert to its mouth west of Riddle,[4] at an elevation of 4,636 feet (1,413 m).[2] In 2009, 23.4 miles (37.7 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Owyhee River Wilderness.[5][6]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Battle Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
  5. ↑ "Battle Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Owyhee River System". Bureau of Land Management. November 21, 2012. Retrieved February 10, 2013.


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