Little Owyhee River | |
Map Size: | 260 |
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]