Sheep Creek is a 63-mile (101 km) long[3] tributary of the Bruneau River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,126 feet (1,867 m)[2] east of Owyhee in northern Elko County, Nevada, it flows generally north into Owyhee County, Idaho and the Owyhee Desert, where it is roughly paralleled by Idaho State Highway 51. It then flows to its mouth in the Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness,[4] at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m).[1] In 2009, 25.6 miles (41.2 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness.[5][6]
| Sheep Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Sheep Creek in Idaho  Sheep Creek (Bruneau River tributary) (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho, Nevada |
| Counties | Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | east of Owyhee, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada |
| • coordinates | 41°58′18″N 115°55′07″W / 41.97167°N 115.91861°W[1] |
| • elevation | 6,126 ft (1,867 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Bruneau River |
• location | Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°29′55″N 115°35′50″W / 42.49861°N 115.59722°W[1] |
• elevation | 3,415 ft (1,041 m)[1] |
| Length | 63 mi (101 km)[3] |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Sheep Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
- ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 82. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
- ^ "Sheep Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
- ^ "Wild and Scenic Rivers". Bureau of Land Management. June 20, 2013. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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