Jarbidge River
River in Nevada and Idaho, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Jarbidge River is a 51.8-mile-long (83.4 km),[3] high elevation river in Elko County, Nevada and Owyhee County, Idaho in the United States. The Jarbidge originates as two main forks in the Jarbidge Mountains of northeastern Nevada and then flows through basalt and rhyolite canyons on the high plateau of the Owyhee Desert before joining the Bruneau River.
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Jarbidge River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Idaho, Nevada |
Counties | Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Jarbidge Lake |
• location | Jarbidge Mountains, Elko County, Nevada |
• coordinates | 41°46′27″N 115°22′21″W[1] |
• elevation | 9,357 ft (2,852 m)[1] |
Mouth | Bruneau River |
• location | Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°19′45″N 115°39′09″W[2] |
• elevation | 3,707 ft (1,130 m)[2] |
Length | 52 mi (84 km)[3] |
Basin size | 660 sq mi (1,700 km2)[4] |
Type | Wild |
Designated | March 30, 2009 |
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"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil".[5] Indians believed the nearby hills were haunted.[6]