Jordan Creek (Owyhee River)

	Jordan Creek (Owyhee River) Jordan Creek is a tributary of the Owyhee River in the northwestern United States. It generally flows west from near Silver City, Idaho, in the Owyhee Mountains to near Rome in the Oregon High Desert. Major tributaries are Big Boulder, Soda, Louse, Spring, Rock, Meadow, Combination, and Louisa creeks in Idaho and Cow Creek in Oregon.NRCS, p. 10 The creek is named for Michael M. Jordan, who led a party that discovered gold along the creek in 1863. Watershed Jordan Creek's watershed of is almost evenly divided between the two states, 46 percent in Idaho and 54 percent in Oregon. Although the upper parts of the basin in the Silver City Mountain Range supported mining camps and towns in the late 19th century through the early 20th century, they were generally abandoned when the gold and silver played out.Idaho DEQ, pp. 31–32 Much of the population in the 21st century lives on small homesteads, ranches, and farms scattered throughout the watershed. Jord ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
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picture info	Riparian Zone A riparian zone or riparian area is the interface between land and a river or stream. Riparian is also the proper nomenclature for one of the terrestrial biomes of the Earth. Plant habitats and communities along the river margins and banks are called riparian vegetation, characterized by hydrophilic plants. Riparian zones are important in ecology, environmental resource management, and civil engineering because of their role in soil conservation, their habitat biodiversity, and the influence they have on fauna and aquatic ecosystems, including grasslands, woodlands, wetlands, or even non-vegetative areas. In some regions, the terms riparian woodland, riparian forest, riparian buffer zone, riparian corridor, and riparian strip are used to characterize a riparian zone. The word ''riparian'' is derived from Latin '' ripa'', meaning " river bank". Characteristics Riparian zones may be natural or engineered for soil stabilization or restoration. These zones are important natural b ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Rivers Of Oregon This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels. A list of rivers of the Americas and a list of Pacific Ocean coast rivers of the Americas are also available, as is a list of Oregon lakes. __TOC__ Alphabetical listing Abiqua Creek Agency Creek (South Yamhill River) Alsea River Amazon Creek * Ana River Applegate River Ash Creek Ashland Creek Balch Creek * Bear Creek Big Butte Creek Big Marsh Creek * Big River * Birch Creek * Blue River Breitenbush River Bridge Creek (John Day River) * Buck Hollow River * Bull Run River * Bully Creek * Burnt River * Butte Creek Calapooia River Catherine Creek Chetco River Chewaucan River Clackamas River Clatskanie River * Clear Fork * Clearwater River Coast Fork Willamette River Collawash River Co ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Idaho This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Idaho. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Pacific Ocean ''Columbia River (WA)'' * Snake River *Palouse River Union Flat Creek * Clearwater River ** Lapwai Creek Potlatch River * Pine Creek * Big Bear Creek * Moose Creek Big Canyon Creek North Fork Clearwater River * Elk Creek * Little North Fork Clearwater River * Beaver Creek * Washington Creek (Idaho) *Orogrande Creek ** French Creek * Weitas Creek * Fourth of July Creek * Kelly Creek Orofino Creek * Whiskey Creek *Canal Gulch Jim Ford Creek Lolo Creek Lawyers Creek Middle Fork Clearwater River * Lochsa River **White Sand Creek (meets the Lochsa near Powell Junction) *Selway River (meets the Lochsa at Lowell) ** Meadow Creek ** Moose Creek ***North Fork Moose Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Longest Streams Of Idaho A total of seventy streams that are at least long flow through the U.S. state of Idaho. All of these streams originate in the United States except the Kootenai River (third-longest) and the Moyie River (thirty-first-longest), both of which begin in the Canadian province of British Columbia. At , the Snake River is the longest and the only stream of more than in total length. It begins in Wyoming and flows through Idaho for , and then through Oregon and Washington. Some of the other streams also cross borders between Idaho and Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, or Wyoming, but the majority flow entirely within Idaho, the longest of which is the Salmon River at . All but four of the streams lie within the large basin of the Columbia River, although the river itself does not flow through Idaho. Consequently, the predominant direction of the state's streamflow is northwest towards the Columbia River and its mouth at the Pacific Ocean. The only other major drainage basi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers Of Idaho This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Idaho. By drainage basin This list is arranged by drainage basin, with respective tributaries indented under each larger stream's name. Pacific Ocean ''Columbia River (WA)'' Snake River Palouse River Union Flat Creek * Clearwater River ** Lapwai Creek Potlatch River * Pine Creek * Big Bear Creek * Moose Creek Big Canyon Creek North Fork Clearwater River * Elk Creek * Little North Fork Clearwater River * Beaver Creek * Washington Creek (Idaho) *Orogrande Creek ** French Creek * Weitas Creek *Fourth of July Creek * Kelly Creek Orofino Creek * Whiskey Creek *Canal Gulch Jim Ford Creek Lolo Creek Lawyers Creek Middle Fork Clearwater River * Lochsa River **White Sand Creek (meets the Lochsa near Powell Junction) *Selway River (meets the Lochsa at Lowell) ** Meadow Creek ** Moose Creek ***North Fork Moose Creek ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	List Of Longest Streams Of Oregon Seventy-seven rivers and creeks of at least 50 miles (80 km) in total length are the longest streams of the U.S. state of Oregon. All of these streams originate in the United States except the longest, the Columbia, which begins in the Canadian province of British Columbia and flows 1,249 miles (2,010 km) to the sea near Astoria. The second-longest, the Snake River, which at is the only other stream of more than on the list, begins in Wyoming and flows through parts of Idaho and Washington, as well as Oregon. Some of the other streams also cross borders between Oregon and California, Nevada, Idaho, or Washington, but the majority flow entirely within Oregon. The ''Atlas of Oregon'' ranks 31 rivers in the state by average streamflow; the top five are the Columbia, Snake, Willamette, Santiam, and Umpqua. Not all Oregon rivers with high average flows are on this list of longest streams because neither their main stems nor any of their tributaries (includin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	List Of Rivers Of Oregon This is a partial listing of rivers in the state of Oregon, United States. This list of Oregon rivers is organized alphabetically and by tributary structure. The list may also include streams known as creeks, brooks, forks, branches and prongs, as well as sloughs and channels. A list of rivers of the Americas and a list of Pacific Ocean coast rivers of the Americas are also available, as is a list of Oregon lakes. __TOC__ Alphabetical listing Abiqua Creek Agency Creek (South Yamhill River) Alsea River Amazon Creek * Ana River Applegate River Ash Creek Ashland Creek Balch Creek * Bear Creek Big Butte Creek Big Marsh Creek * Big River * Birch Creek * Blue River Breitenbush River Bridge Creek (John Day River) * Buck Hollow River * Bull Run River * Bully Creek * Burnt River * Butte Creek Calapooia River Catherine Creek Chetco River Chewaucan River Clackamas River Clatskanie River * Clear Fork * Clearwater River Coast Fork Willamette River Collawash River * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Hydrology Hydrology () is the scientific study of the movement, distribution, and management of water on Earth and other planets, including the water cycle, water resources, and environmental watershed sustainability. A practitioner of hydrology is called a hydrologist. Hydrologists are scientists studying earth or environmental science, civil or environmental engineering, and physical geography. Using various analytical methods and scientific techniques, they collect and analyze data to help solve water related problems such as environmental preservation, natural disasters, and water management. Hydrology subdivides into surface water hydrology, groundwater hydrology (hydrogeology), and marine hydrology. Domains of hydrology include hydrometeorology, surface hydrology, hydrogeology, drainage-basin management, and water quality, where water plays the central role. Oceanography and meteorology are not included because water is only one of many important aspects within those fields. H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Cow-calf Operator In rail transport, a cow-calf (also cow and calf) locomotive is a set of switcher-type diesel locomotives. The set usually is a pair; some 3-unit sets (with two calves, also known as herds) were built, but this was rare. A cow is equipped with a driving cab; a calf is not. The two are coupled together (either with regular couplers or a semi-permanent drawbar) and are connected with MU cables and brake lines so that both locomotive units can be operated from the single cab. Cows are analogous to A units and calves to B unit road locomotives. Both have prime movers. Like the early EMD FT locomotives, the Cow-calf sets were typically built as mated pairs, with the Cow (or cabbed unit) and calf (or cabless unit) sharing a number. However this was not always the case, with over time many of the sets being broken up and couplers added to aid with versatility. Cow-calf locomotives can be distinguished from the sometimes very similar looking slug and slug mother sets by the fact that bot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Jordan Valley, Oregon Jordan Valley is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States. It is part of the Ontario, OR– ID Micropolitan Statistical Area. The city lies along Jordan Creek, a tributary of the Owyhee River; the creek is named for a 19th-century prospector, Michael M. Jordan. The population was 181 at the 2010 census. History Indigenous peoples Northern Paiute people were the first in the area, frequenting nearby mountains and streambeds to find or follow food sources. When early settlers arrived, conflict developed over local resources, eventually escalating to the Snake War. The conflict lasted from 1864 to 1868 and left two thirds of the Paiutes dead, with those that remained sent to a reservation. Early settlement Non-native settlement in the area was largely driven by the 1863 discovery of gold along Jordan Creek by a group of prospectors camping in the area. Soon after, the area was named Jordan Valley after Michael M. Jordan, one of the men in the group. Jean Baptiste Ch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyoming to the east, Nevada and Utah to the south, and Washington and Oregon to the west. The state's capital and largest city is Boise. With an area of , Idaho is the 14th largest state by land area, but with a population of approximately 1.8 million, it ranks as the 13th least populous and the 7th least densely populated of the 50 U.S. states. For thousands of years, and prior to European colonization, Idaho has been inhabited by native peoples. In the early 19th century, Idaho was considered part of the Oregon Country, an area of dispute between the U.S. and the British Empire. It officially became U.S. territory with the signing of the Oregon Treaty of 1846, but a separate Idaho Territory was not organized until 1863, instead ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]