Battle Creek (Owyhee River tributary)

River in Idaho, United States

Battle Creek

Battle Creek

Location of the mouth of Battle Creek in Idaho

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Battle Creek (Owyhee River tributary) (the United States)

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Location
Country| United States
State| Idaho
County| Owyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source|
• location| Owyhee County, Idaho
• coordinates| 42°44′32″N 116°24′16″W﻿ / ﻿42.74222°N 116.40444°W﻿ / 42.74222; -116.40444[1]
• elevation| 6,704 ft (2,043 m)[2]
Mouth| Owyhee River

• location

| west of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho

• coordinates

| 42°14′14″N 116°31′29″W﻿ / ﻿42.23722°N 116.52472°W﻿ / 42.23722; -116.52472[1]

• elevation

| 4,636 ft (1,413 m)[1]
Length| 67 mi (108 km)[3]

National Wild and Scenic Rivers System

Type| Wild
Designated| March 30, 2009

Battle Creek is a 67-mile (110 km) long[3] tributary of the Owyhee River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,704 feet (2,043 m)[2] in central Owyhee County, Idaho, it flows generally south through the Owyhee Desert to its mouth west of Riddle,[4] at an elevation of 4,636 feet (1,413 m).[1] In 2009, 23.4 miles (37.7 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Owyhee River Wilderness.[5][6]

## See also

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

## References

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1. ^ a b c d "Battle Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. June 21, 1979. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
2. ^ a b Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
3. ^ a b "National Hydrography Dataset". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
4. ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 80\. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.
5. ^ "Battle Creek, Idaho". National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
6. ^ "Owyhee River System". Bureau of Land Management. November 21, 2012. Archived from the original on February 14, 2013. Retrieved February 10, 2013.

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