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Bruneau–Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness

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and Clover Creek. On the Jarbidge River, the wilderness spans the entire length from the confluence of the West and East Forks of the Jarbidge to the Bruneau confluence. In places the wilderness boundary is defined by the rim of the river canyon; elsewhere it includes some plateau country beyond
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on March 30, 2009. Also created in the Omnibus Land Act were five additional southwestern Idaho wilderness areas in Owyhee County, collectively known as the Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas:
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the rim in addition to the river canyon. The wilderness area is bisected into two units by a small road at Indian Hot Springs, just north of the Bruneau-Jarbidge confluence.
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The wilderness area includes the Bruneau River from about five miles upstream of the Jarbidge confluence down nearly to the confluence with Hot Creek, as well as portions of
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is a popular recreational activity in this wilderness area, which has rivers up to Class V. About 40 miles (64 km) of the
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The Act of 2009 added 517,025 acres (209,233 ha) of wilderness within the state of Idaho.
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are allowed with proper permit, no roads or buildings are constructed and there is also no
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drainage. The wilderness area is home to a small population of threatened
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The Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness was created by the
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The Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness lies within the
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List of largest wilderness areas in the United States
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Archived from 448:"Bruneau Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Idaho" 208:and about 28.8 miles (46.3 km) of the 1250: 757: 732: 718: 710: 239:Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 18: 1637:Bureau of Land Management areas in Idaho 1595:Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation 192:is named after and protects much of the 1627:Protected areas of Owyhee County, Idaho 1011:Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey 993:Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area 679:Technical Bulletin No. 96-5, April 1996 554: 552: 414: 16:Wilderness area in Owyhee County, Idaho 525: 523: 420: 418: 586:"Forestwide Standards and Guidelines" 531:"Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas" 7: 167:Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness 74: 22:Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness 1632:Protected areas established in 2009 350:the wilderness area is within the 344:northern Basin and Range ecoregion 14: 681:. Idaho Bureau of Land Management 562:. Idaho Public TV. Archived from 273:- 267,328 acres (108,184 ha) 704:Owyhee Uplands Backcountry Byway 636: This article incorporates 631: 61: 54: 41: 1109:National Wild and Scenic Rivers 1044:Frank Church–River of No Return 653:United States Geological Survey 560:"Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness" 267:- 43,413 acres (17,569 ha) 261:- 50,929 acres (20,610 ha) 255:- 52,826 acres (21,378 ha) 144: 89: 1583:Central Idaho Dark Sky Reserve 1435:Camas Prairie Centennial Marsh 591:. United States Forest Service 314:, in compliance with the 1964 286:Wilderness areas do not allow 279:- 12,533 acres (5,072 ha) 200:and their canyons. Whitewater 1: 398:List of U.S. Wilderness Areas 259:Little Jacks Creek Wilderness 141:89,996 acres (36,420 ha) 1099:Cecil D. 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Index

IUCN category
wilderness area

Map showing the location of Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
Owyhee County
Idaho
Boise, Idaho
42°23′45.8″N 115°37′32.8″W / 42.396056°N 115.625778°W / 42.396056; -115.625778
Bureau of Land Management
basalt
plateaus
Owyhee County
Idaho
United States
wilderness area
Bruneau
Jarbidge Rivers
rafting
Bruneau River
Jarbidge River
wild river
Sheep Creek
Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009
President
Barack Obama
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness
North Fork Owyhee Wilderness
Owyhee River Wilderness
Pole Creek Wilderness

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