Blue Creek (Owyhee River tributary) facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Blue Creek
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Country	United States
State	Idaho
County	Owyhee County, Idaho
Physical characteristics
Main source	Owyhee County, Idaho 6,097 ft (1,858 m) 42°32′05″N 116°16′04″W / 42.53472°N 116.26778°W / 42.53472; -116.26778
River mouth	Owyhee River northwest of Owyhee, Nevada, Owyhee County, Idaho 5,289 ft (1,612 m) 42°01′48″N 116°12′37″W / 42.03000°N 116.21028°W / 42.03000; -116.21028
Length	53 mi (85 km)

Blue Creek is a 53-mile (85 km) long tributary of the Owyhee River in the U.S. state of Idaho. Beginning at an elevation of 6,097 feet (1,858 m) in central Owyhee County, it flows generally south through the Owyhee Desert and near the community of Riddle, where it is roughly paralleled by Idaho State Highway 51. It then flows into the Duck Valley Indian Reservation to its mouth near the Idaho/Nevada border northwest of Owyhee, Nevada, at an elevation of 5,289 feet (1,612 m).