Big Jacks Creek

Big Jacks Creek
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee County, Idaho
Source
- location	north of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
- elevation	5,935 ft (1,809 m) [1]
- coordinates	42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W / 42.38222°N 116.10806°W [2]
Mouth	Jacks Creek
- location	southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho
- elevation	2,779 ft (847 m) [2]
- coordinates	42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°WCoordinates: 42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W [2]
Length	58 mi (93 km) [3]
Location of the mouth of Big Jacks Creek in Idaho

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)^[1] 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).^[2] 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]

See also

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

References

1. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
2. "Big Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. December 31, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2013.
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. Retrieved July 15, 2013.