Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary) explained

Jacks Creek
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of Jacks Creek in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Idaho
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Owyhee County, Idaho
Length:15miles[1]
Source1 Location:southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho
Source1 Coordinates:42.7869°N -115.9783°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:2779feet[3]
Mouth:Bruneau River
Mouth Location:C. J. Strike Reservoir, Owyhee County, Idaho
Mouth Coordinates:42.9006°N -115.8711°W
Mouth Elevation:2457feet

Jacks Creek is a 150NaN0 long[1] tributary of the Bruneau River in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at the confluence of Big Jacks Creek and Little Jacks Creek at an elevation of 2779feet[3] southwest of Bruneau, it flows generally northeast to its mouth at C. J. Strike Reservoir,[4] at an elevation of 2457feet.[2] It was named after Jack Turner, a rancher who settled the area in 1869.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. July 16, 2013.
  2. Jacks Creek. 376073. March 1, 1991. July 16, 2013.
  3. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. Benchmark Maps. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas. 2nd. 2010. 1:250,000. 72. 978-0-929591-06-3. 567571371.