Sheep Creek (Bruneau River tributary) facts for kids

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Sheep Creek
Show map of Idaho Show map of the United States Location of the mouth of Sheep Creek in Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho, Nevada
Counties	Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada
Physical characteristics
Main source	east of Owyhee, Nevada, Elko County, Nevada 6,126 ft (1,867 m) 41°58′18″N 115°55′07″W / 41.97167°N 115.91861°W / 41.97167; -115.91861
River mouth	Bruneau River Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho 3,415 ft (1,041 m) 42°29′55″N 115°35′50″W / 42.49861°N 115.59722°W / 42.49861; -115.59722
Length	63 mi (101 km)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type:	Wild
Designated:	March 30, 2009

Sheep Creek is a 63-mile (101 km) long tributary of the Bruneau River. Beginning at an elevation of 6,126 feet (1,867 m) 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, at an elevation of 3,415 feet (1,041 m). 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.