Big Jacks Creek

Big Jacks Creek
Country United States
State Idaho
County Owyhee County, Idaho
Source
 - location north of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 5,935 ft (1,809 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W / 42.38222°N 116.10806°W / 42.38222; -116.10806 [2]
Mouth Jacks Creek
 - location southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho
 - elevation 2,779 ft (847 m) [2]
 - coordinates 42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W / 42.78667; -115.97806Coordinates: 42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W / 42.78667; -115.97806 [2]
Length 58 mi (93 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Big Jacks Creek in Idaho

Big Jacks Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long[3] tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m)[1] north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwest of Bruneau,[4] at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m).[2] In 2009, 35.0 miles (56.3 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Big Jacks Creek 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 "Big Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 31, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  3. 1 2 "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  4. ↑ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. pp. 71, 81. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
  5. ↑ "Big Jacks Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ "Wild and Scenic Rivers". Bureau of Land Management. June 20, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.


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