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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 459:"Bruneau Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Idaho" 219:and about 28.8 miles (46.3 km) of the 1261: 768: 743: 729: 721: 250:Omnibus Public Land Management Act of 2009 29: 1648:Bureau of Land Management areas in Idaho 1606:Idaho Department of Parks and Recreation 203:is named after and protects much of the 1638:Protected areas of Owyhee County, Idaho 1022:Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey 1004:Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area 690:Technical Bulletin No. 96-5, April 1996 565: 563: 425: 27:Wilderness area in Owyhee County, Idaho 536: 534: 431: 429: 597:"Forestwide Standards and Guidelines" 542:"Owyhee Canyonlands Wilderness Areas" 7: 178:Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness 85: 33:Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness 18:Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness 1643:Protected areas established in 2009 361:the wilderness area is within the 355:northern Basin and Range ecoregion 25: 692:. Idaho Bureau of Land Management 573:. Idaho Public TV. 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Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
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

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