Sheep Creek (Bruneau River tributary)

Sheep Creek is a 63-mile (101 km) long[3] tributary of the Bruneau River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,126 feet (1,867 m)[2] east of Owyhee in northern Elko County, Nevada, it flows generally north into Owyhee County, Idaho and the Owyhee Desert, where it is roughly paralleled by Idaho State Highway 51. It then flows to its mouth in the Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness,[4] at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m).[1] In 2009, 25.6 miles (41.2 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness.[5][6]

Sheep Creek
Sheep Creek
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Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho, Nevada
Counties	Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	east of Owyhee, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada
• coordinates	41°58′18″N 115°55′07″W[1]
• elevation	6,126 ft (1,867 m)[2]
Mouth	Bruneau River
• location	Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho
• coordinates	42°29′55″N 115°35′50″W[1]
• elevation	3,415 ft (1,041 m)[1]
Length	63 mi (101 km)[3]
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type	Wild
Designated	March 30, 2009