Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary)

Jacks Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) long[3] tributary of the Bruneau River in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at the confluence of Big Jacks Creek and Little Jacks Creek at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m)[2] southwest of Bruneau, it flows generally northeast to its mouth at C. J. Strike Reservoir,[4] at an elevation of 2,457 feet (748.9 m).[1] It was named after Jack Turner, a rancher who settled the area in 1869.[1]

Jacks Creek
Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary) is located in Idaho
Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary)
Location of the mouth of Jacks Creek in Idaho
Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary) is located in the United States
Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary)
Jacks Creek (Bruneau River tributary) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationsouthwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho
 • coordinates42°47′13″N 115°58′42″W / 42.78694°N 115.97833°W / 42.78694; -115.97833[1]
 • elevation2,779 ft (847 m)[2]
MouthBruneau River
 • location
C. J. Strike Reservoir, Owyhee County, Idaho
 • coordinates
42°54′02″N 115°52′16″W / 42.90056°N 115.87111°W / 42.90056; -115.87111[1]
 • elevation
2,457 ft (749 m)[1]
Length15 mi (24 km)[3]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e "Jacks Creek". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. March 1, 1991. Retrieved July 16, 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 July 16, 2013.
  4. ^ Idaho Road and Recreation Atlas (Map) (2nd ed.). 1:250,000. Benchmark Maps. 2010. p. 72. ISBN 978-0-929591-06-3. OCLC 567571371.