Big Jacks Creek

Big Jacks Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long[3] tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m)[2] north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwest of Bruneau,[4] at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m).[1] 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.[5][6]

Big Jacks Creek
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
Location of the mouth of Big Jacks Creek in Idaho Big Jacks Creek (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	north of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
• coordinates	42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W[1]
• elevation	5,935 ft (1,809 m)[2]
Mouth	Jacks Creek
• location	southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County
• coordinates	42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W[1]
• elevation	2,779 ft (847 m)[1]
Length	58 mi (93 km)[3]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type	Wild
Designated	March 30, 2009

See also

• List of rivers of Idaho
• List of longest streams of Idaho
• List of National Wild and Scenic Rivers

References

1. "Big Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. 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.