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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