Little Owyhee River Explained

Little Owyhee River
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Pushpin Map:USA Idaho#USA
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Little Owyhee River in Idaho
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Nevada, Idaho
Subdivision Type4:Counties
Subdivision Name4:Humboldt County, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada, Owyhee County, Idaho
Length:61miles[1]
Source1 Location:east of the Santa Rosa Range, Humboldt County, Nevada
Source1 Coordinates:41.8083°N -117.2842°W[2]
Source1 Elevation:6739feet[3]
Mouth:South Fork Owyhee River
Mouth Location:Owyhee County, Idaho
Mouth Coordinates:42.1675°N -116.8719°W
Mouth Elevation:4363feet

The Little Owyhee River is a 610NaN0 long[1] tributary of the South Fork Owyhee River. Beginning at an elevation of 6739feet[3] east of the Santa Rosa Range in eastern Humboldt County, Nevada, it flows generally east into Elko County, Nevada and the Owyhee Desert. From there, it flows north into Owyhee County, Idaho[4] [5] and reaches its mouth at an elevation of 4363feet.[2]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Hydrography Dataset. United States Geological Survey. July 15, 2013.
  2. Little Owyhee River. 376350. June 21, 1979. July 15, 2013.
  3. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  4. Benchmark Maps. Nevada Road and Recreation Atlas. 3rd. 2011. 1:280,000. 33–34. 978-0-929591-92-6. 690965951.
  5. Benchmark Maps. Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas. 2nd. 2010. 1:250,000. 80. 978-0-929591-06-3. 567571371.