Middle Fork Owyhee River

Middle Fork Owyhee River
Name origin: An early name for Hawaii.[1]
Country United States
States Oregon, Idaho
County Malheur County, Oregon, Owyhee County, Idaho
Source Juniper Mountain
 - location Idaho
 - elevation 6,797 ft (2,072 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°26′40″N 116°52′40″W / 42.44444°N 116.87778°W / 42.44444; -116.87778 [3]
Mouth Owyhee River
 - location Three Forks, Oregon
 - elevation 3,963 ft (1,208 m) [3]
 - coordinates 42°32′37″N 117°09′40″W / 42.54361°N 117.16111°W / 42.54361; -117.16111Coordinates: 42°32′37″N 117°09′40″W / 42.54361°N 117.16111°W / 42.54361; -117.16111 [3]
Location of the mouth of the Middle Fork Owyhee River in Oregon

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 meet the North Fork at Three Forks, Oregon. The confluence is less than a mile upstream from the North Fork's confluence with the Owyhee River. Below Three Forks, the main stem Owyhee flows 161 miles (259 km) to empty into the Snake River.[4]

Named tributaries of the Middle Fork from source to mouth include Summit Springs Creek, Berry Gulch, and Field Creek, all of which enter from the left. Below that Pole Creek enters from the right.[4]

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References

  1. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; Lewis L. McArthur (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 735. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. 1 2 3 "Middle Fork Owyhee River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey (USGS). June 21, 1979. Retrieved November 22, 2015.
  4. 1 2 "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 20, 2015 – via ACME Mapper.
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