Big Jacks Creek
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CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
CountyOwyhee County, Idaho
locationnorth of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho
| Big Jacks Creek | |
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  Location of the mouth of Big Jacks Creek in Idaho  Big Jacks Creek (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| County | Owyhee County, Idaho |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | |
| • location | north of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho |
| • coordinates | 42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W / 42.38222°N 116.10806°W[1] |
| • elevation | 5,935 ft (1,809 m)[2] |
| Mouth | Jacks Creek |
• location | southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County |
• coordinates | 42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W[1] |
• elevation | 2,779 ft (847 m)[1] |
| Length | 58 mi (93 km)[3] |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
Big Jacks Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long[3] tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m)[2] north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwest of Bruneau,[4] at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m).[1] In 2009, 35.0 miles (56.3 km) of the creek were designated as wild by the Omnibus Public Land Management Act, which also created the Big Jacks Creek Wilderness.[5][6]
