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Battle Creek (Owyhee River tributary)

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River in Idaho, United States
Battle Creek
Battle Creek
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationOwyhee County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°44′32″N 116°24′16″W / 42.74222°N 116.40444°W / 42.74222; -116.40444
 • elevation6,704 ft (2,043 m)
MouthOwyhee River
 • locationwest of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°14′14″N 116°31′29″W / 42.23722°N 116.52472°W / 42.23722; -116.52472
 • elevation4,636 ft (1,413 m)
Length67 mi (108 km)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
TypeWild
DesignatedMarch 30, 2009

Battle Creek is a 67-mile (110 km) long tributary of the Owyhee River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,704 feet (2,043 m) in central Owyhee County, Idaho, it flows generally south through the Owyhee Desert to its mouth west of Riddle, at an elevation of 4,636 feet (1,413 m). 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Battle Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  4. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 80. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
  5. "Battle Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
  6. "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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