Owyhee Desert
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The Owyhee Desert ecoregion, within the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome, is in the Northwestern United States. The Owyhee Uplands Bypass passes through the desert.[1]
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Geography [edit]
An arid region of canyons, volcanic rock, sagebrush and grass makes up the ~9,375 sq mi (24,280 km2) Owyhee Desert. [2]
The desert is in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon. It is located on the south edge of the Columbia Plateau southwest of Boise, Idaho, stretching east from the Santa Rosa Range. It has a mean elevation of approximately 5,300 ft (1,600 m). The Owyhee Desert is primarily drained by the tributaries of the Bruneau River and Owyhee Rivers, which then flow into the Snake River.
Management [edit]
Past and current [edit]
Most of the land in the desert is owned by the federal government and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is largely used as ranch land.
Future options [edit]
In 1999, the Desert Group submitted an alternative for Owyhee resource management.[3]
See also [edit]
- Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
- Owyhee River Wilderness
- Yp Desert
- Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion)
References [edit]
- ^ BLM. Owyhee Uplands National Back Country Byway (Map). Archived from the original on 2007-03-15. http://web.archive.org/web/20070315193547/http://www.id.blm.gov/publications/data/Owyhee+Byway+Bro.pdf. Retrieved 2007-04-21.
- ^ "Owyhee Desert: Ranching, Recreation, Conservation, Way of Life". FocusWest.org. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
- ^ "Introduction". Bureau of Land Management. December 30, 1999. Archived from the original on 2006-10-28. Retrieved 2010-10-20.
Coordinates: 41°47′30″N 116°57′58″W / 41.7918°N 116.966°W
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