Wild & Scenic Rivers in Idaho

On the Jarbidge River

All the streams designated as Wild & Scenic Rivers in Idaho are gathered in the Owyhee-Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers area of southwestern Idaho. This is the area of the Owyhee Canyonlands, a region of extensive volcanic activity during the Miocene Epoch (24 to 5 million years ago). The region is relatively flat except in those areas where the basalt and rhyolite formations have been deeply incised by fast-flowing streams. The canyons are steep, sharp, twisted and up to 1,000 feet deep in spots. Whitewater enthusiasts love the larger streams as spring and early summer waterflows offer Class IV and V rapids, although the lower reaches of the Owyhee seldom see water rougher than Class II.

Battle Creek
Big Jacks Creek
Bruneau River
Bruneau River West Fork
Cottonwood Creek
Deep Creek
Dickshooter Creek
Duncan Creek
Jarbidge River
Little Jacks Creek
North Fork Owyhee River
Owyhee River
Red Canyon Creek
Sheep Creek
South Fork Owyhee River
Wickahoney Creek