Big Jacks Creek facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Big Jacks Creek
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
Show map of Idaho Show map of the United States Location of the mouth of Big Jacks Creek in Idaho
Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Main source	north of Riddle, Owyhee County, Idaho 5,935 ft (1,809 m) 42°22′56″N 116°06′29″W / 42.38222°N 116.10806°W / 42.38222; -116.10806
River mouth	Jacks Creek southwest of Bruneau, Owyhee County 2,779 ft (847 m) 42°47′12″N 115°58′41″W / 42.78667°N 115.97806°W / 42.78667; -115.97806
Length	58 mi (93 km)
National Wild and Scenic Rivers System
Type:	Wild
Designated:	March 30, 2009

Big Jacks Creek is a 58-mile (93 km) long tributary of Jacks Creek in Owyhee County, Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 5,935 feet (1,809 m) north of Riddle, it flows generally north and slightly east through the arid Big Jacks Creek Wilderness, before reaching its mouth southwest of Bruneau, at an elevation of 2,779 feet (847.0 m). 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.