Lake Fork West Owyhee River

Lake Fork West Owyhee River
Location of the mouth of the Lake Fork West Owyhee River in Oregon
Etymology	An early name for Hawaii. [1]
Location
Country	United States
State	Oregon
County	Malheur County
Physical characteristics
Source	Cat, Bend, and Pedroli springs
• location	near Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation
• coordinates	42°02′59″N117°29′35″W / 42.04972°N 117.49306°W / 42.04972; -117.49306 [2]
• elevation	6,275 ft (1,913 m) [3]
Mouth	West Little Owyhee River
• location	Louse Canyon
• coordinates	42°05′13″N117°28′11″W / 42.08694°N 117.46972°W / 42.08694; -117.46972 [2]
• elevation	6,053 ft (1,845 m) [2]

The Lake Fork West Owyhee River is a short tributary of the West Little Owyhee River in the U.S. state of Oregon. The river begins near Cat, Bend, and Pedroli springs near the eastern boundary of the Fort McDermitt Indian Reservation in southern Malheur County. It flows generally northeast to meet the larger river in Louse Canyon. The Lake Fork has no named tributaries. ^[4]

See also

• List of rivers of Oregon

References

1. McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003) [1928]. Oregon Geographic Names (7th ed.). Portland: Oregon Historical Society Press. p. 735. ISBN   0-87595-277-1.
2. "Lake Fork West Owyhee River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. January 1, 2000. Retrieved December 22, 2015.
3. Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
4. "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved December 22, 2015– via Acme Mapper.

External links

• Owyhee Watershed Council Archived 2015-12-23 at the Wayback Machine