Bruneau River

Bruneau River
Bruneau River
	Bruneau River in Idaho
	Location of the mouth of the Bruneau River in Idaho Bruneau River (the United States)
Location
Country	United States
State	Idaho, Nevada
Counties	Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada
Physical characteristics
Source
• location	Jarbidge Mountains, Elko County, Nevada
• coordinates	41°34′42″N 115°24′50″W / 41.57833°N 115.41389°W
• elevation	2,457 m (8,061 ft)
Mouth	Snake River
• location	C. J. Strike Reservoir, Owyhee County, Idaho
• coordinates	42°56′57″N 115°57′43″W / 42.94917°N 115.96194°W
• elevation	749 m (2,457 ft)
Length	153 mi (246 km)
Basin size	3,305 sq mi (8,560 km2)
Discharge
• location	Hot Springs gage 131685000
• average	388 cu ft/s (11.0 m3/s)
Basin features
Tributaries
• left	Clover Creek
• right	Jarbidge River
National Wild and Scenic River
Type	Wild, Recreational
Designated	March 30, 2009

The Bruneau River is a 153-mile-long (246 km)^[3]^[4] tributary of the Snake River, in the U.S. states of Idaho and Nevada. It runs through a narrow canyon cut into ancient lava flows in southwestern Idaho. The Bruneau Canyon, which is up to 1,200 feet (370 m) deep and 40 miles (64 km) long, features rapids and hot springs, making it a popular whitewater trip.

The Bruneau River's drainage basin is bounded by the Jarbidge Mountains to the southeast, the Owyhee Mountains and Chalk Hills to the west, and the Bruneau Plateau to the east.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bruneau River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Bruneau Subbasin Plan, Assessment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2008., Northwest Power and Conservation Council
^ U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.
^ "The National Map". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

[gnis-1] "Bruneau River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.

[nwcouncil-2] "Bruneau Subbasin Plan, Assessment" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on February 13, 2012. Retrieved September 13, 2008., Northwest Power and Conservation Council

[NHD-3] U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data.

[4] "The National Map". Archived from the original on March 29, 2012. Retrieved May 3, 2011.

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