Jacks Creek is a long
tributary
A tributary, or affluent, is a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or main stem (or parent) river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean. Tributaries and the main stem river drain the surrounding drainage ...
of the
Bruneau River in
Owyhee County
Owyhee County ( ) is a county in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. As of the 2020 census, the population was 12,133. The county seat is Murphy, and its largest city is Homedale. In area it is the second-largest county in Idah ...
,
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 Wyom ...
. Beginning at the confluence of
Big Jacks Creek
Big Jacks Creek is a long tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwe ...
and
Little Jacks Creek at an elevation of
southwest of
Bruneau, it flows generally northeast to its mouth at
C. J. Strike Reservoir,
at an elevation of .
It was named after Jack Turner, a rancher who settled the area in 1869.
See also
*
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 ...
References
Rivers of Owyhee County, Idaho
Rivers of Idaho
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