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For the locality in Australia, see Big Jacks Creek, New South Wales. River in Idaho, United States
Big Jacks Creek
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
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Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationnorth of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W / 42.38222°N 116.10806°W / 42.38222; -116.10806
 • elevation5,935 ft (1,809 m)
MouthJacks Creek
 • locationsouthwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County
 • coordinates42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W / 42.78667; -115.97806
 • elevation2,779 ft (847 m)
Length58 mi (93 km)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
TypeWild
DesignatedMarch 30, 2009

Big Jacks Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m) north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwest of Bruneau, at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m). 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Big Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. December 31, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ^ "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. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved July 15, 2013.


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