Jacks Creek | |
Country | United States |
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State | Idaho |
County | Owyhee County, Idaho |
Source | |
- location | southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County, Idaho |
- elevation | 2,779 ft (847 m) |
- coordinates | 42°47′13″N 115°58′42″W / 42.78694°N 115.97833°W |
Mouth | Bruneau River |
- location | C. J. Strike Reservoir, Owyhee County, Idaho |
- elevation | 2,457 ft (749 m) |
- coordinates | 42°54′02″N 115°52′16″W / 42.90056°N 115.87111°WCoordinates: 42°54′02″N 115°52′16″W / 42.90056°N 115.87111°W |
Length | 15 mi (24 km) |
Jacks Creek is a 15-mile (24 km) longtributary 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) southwest of Bruneau, it flows generally northeast to its mouth at C. J. Strike Reservoir, at an elevation of 2,457 feet (748.9 m). It was named after Jack Turner, a rancher who settled the area in 1869.