Jacks Creek (Bruneau River)

Jacks Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee County, Idaho
Source
 - location southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,779 ft (847 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°47′13″N 115°58′42″W / 42.78694°N 115.97833°W / 42.78694; -115.97833 [2]
Mouth Bruneau River
 - location C. J. Strike Reservoir, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,457 ft (749 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°54′02″N 115°52′16″W / 42.90056°N 115.87111°W / 42.90056; -115.87111Coordinates: 42°54′02″N 115°52′16″W / 42.90056°N 115.87111°W / 42.90056; -115.87111 [2]
Length 15 mi (24 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Jacks Creek in Idaho

Jacks Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) long[3] tributary of the Bruneau River in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at the confluence of Big Jacks Creek and Little Jacks Creek at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m)[1] southwest of Bruneau, it flows generally northeast to its mouth at C. J. Strike Reservoir,[4] at an elevation of 2,457 feet (748.9 m).[2] It was named after Jack Turner, a rancher who settled the area in 1869.[2]

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References

  1. 1 2 Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. March 1, 1991. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 16, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.


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