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)[2] 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).[1] 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]
| Battle Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Battle Creek in Idaho  Battle Creek (Owyhee River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Owyhee County, Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | Owyhee County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 42°44′32″N 116°24′16″W / 42.74222°N 116.40444°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,704 ft (2,043 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Owyhee River |
• location | west of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°14′14″N 116°31′29″W / 42.23722°N 116.52472°W[1] |
• elevation | 4,636 ft (1,413 m)[1] |
| Length | 67 mi (108 km)[3] |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Battle Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
- ^ "Battle Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Owyhee River System". Bureau of Land Management. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
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