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Owyhee River
The headwaters of the Owyhee River are in Nevada. After flowing
through Idaho, the river crosses the Owyhee uplands of southeastern
Oregon, eventually flowing into the Snake River. The river has
cut deep canyons into the landscape which reveal a geologic history
beginning 17 million years ago, but part of the geological formations
in Nevada and the mountains around Silver City are much older.
The main the river canyon exposes strata of miocene, pliocene, and
pliestocene eras. The Owyhee offers breathtaking towering cliffs,
above the river, picturesque multi-colored geological formations of
basalt flows interspersed with sedimentary rock and fossil deposits.
The Owyhee Canyon
offers a wide variety of recreational pursuits: scenic, geologic,
biologic, and historic. The area attracts hunters, fishermen,
boaters, tourists, and scientists. Wildlife in the gorge includes
mule deer, big-horn sheep, chukar, quail,
golden eagles and a variety of hawks. For local vegetation
see our loval regional vegetation
database. The
spectacular canyon can be seen by hiking in and from some roads that
run out to the canyon edge. Travel into the canyon by car is very
restricted. One access point is Birch Creek Ranch. Rafting is
another popular method to visit the canyon, but as the river is wild
and free flowing rafting is safe only on limited weeks each year. The
exact dates are determined by river flow. Information on boating on the Owyhee River
can be obtained from the Vale BLM.
Visit our Lower
Owyhee River photo gallery
and Owyhee Reservoir, Oregon, photo gallery
For more information on geology, history, etc. see the Lower Owyhee Watershed
Assessment.
Links to other information:
Scenic attractions
Owyhee River
country
Leslie
Gulch, Oregon, Leslie
Gulch photo gallery
Map
of locations of some of the scenic attractions in the vicinity of
Leslie Gulch and Succor Creek
Succor
Creek State Park, Oregon Succor
Creek photo gallery
Owyhee
Uplands, Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada Owyhee
aerial photo gallery
Owyhee
River, Oregon Lower
Owyhee River photo gallery
Snively
Hot Springs on the Lower Owyhee River photo gallery
Owyhee
Dam, Oregon, photo gallery
Owyhee
Reservoir, Oregon, photo gallery
Carlton
Canyon, Oregon Carlton
Canyon photo gallery
Honeycombs,
Oregon Honeycombs
photo gallery 1, gallery
2
Painted
Canyon, Oregon Painted
Canyon photo gallery
Three
Fingers Rock, Oregon
Three
Fingers Gulch, Oregon photo gallery
Long
Gulch photo gallery
Hole
in the Ground photo gallery
Birch
Creek photo gallery
Jordan
Craters, Oregon photo gallery
Pillars
of Rome, Oregon photo gallery
Antelope
Reservoir photo gallery
Alvord
Desert photo gallery
Twin
Springs to Dry Creek Oregon, photo gallery
Dry
Creek to Crowley photo gallery
Malheur
River country
Malheur
Butte, Oregon, photo gallery
Beulah Reservoir, Oregon
Juntura
Hot Springs, Oregon, photo gallery
Chukar
Park, Oregon, photo gallery
Strawberry
Mountain Wilderness, Oregon Strawberry
Lake and Falls photo gallery
Other areas
nearby
Big
Lookout Mountain, Oregon, photo gallery
Steens
Mountain photo
Eagle
Cap Wilderness, Oregon
Sagehen
Reservoir, Idaho photo gallery
Duck
Lake, Idaho photo gallery
Snowslide
Lake, Idaho, photo gallery
Celebration
Park, Idaho, photo gallery
Givens Hot Springs, Idaho
Bruneau
Dunes State Park, Idaho, photo gallery
Weiser
River Trail, Idaho, photo gallery
Rafting the
Owyhee River, with photos including Leslie Gulch
MES
Publications, MES
Notice of events, Vegetation,Malheur County, Leslie Gulch,Succor Creek,Owyhee River,Local wildlife,Strawberry
Mountain, Eagle
Caps
For
additional information about the Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station, please send an e-mail request to:
Dr. Clinton C. Shock
Clinton.Shock@oregonstate.edu
Malheur Agricultural Experiment
Station
595 Onion Avenue
Ontario, OR 97914
(541) 889-2174
FAX (541) 889-7831
Last updated
Wednesday January 27, 2010 .
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