Owyhee, Oregon
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Owyhee, Oregon is a populated place in Malheur County, Oregon
14 miles southeast of Vale, Oregon
on the Owyhee River
about a mile and a half southwest of where it enters the Snake River
at 2199 feet (670.3 m) above sea level.
In 1860, nearby the site of Owyhee was the site of a temporary U. S. Army post at the mouth of the Owyhee River called Camp Owyhee, or Camp Owyhee River.
Malheur County, Oregon
Malheur County is a county located in the southeast corner of the U.S. state of Oregon. It is included in the eight-county definition of Eastern Oregon. Most of the county observes the Mountain Time Zone, although the southern quarter of the county observes the Pacific Time Zone along with the...
14 miles southeast of Vale, Oregon
Vale, Oregon
Vale is a city in Malheur County, Oregon, United States, about west of the Idaho border. It is at the intersection of U.S. Routes 20 and 26, on the Malheur River.Vale was selected as Malheur's county seat in 1955, 68 years after the county was founded...
on the Owyhee River
Owyhee River
The Owyhee River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon in the United States. It is long. The river's drainage basin is in area, one of the largest subbasins of the Columbia Basin...
about a mile and a half southwest of where it enters the Snake River
Snake River
The Snake is a major river of the greater Pacific Northwest in the United States. At long, it is the largest tributary of the Columbia River, the largest North American river that empties into the Pacific Ocean...
at 2199 feet (670.3 m) above sea level.
In 1860, nearby the site of Owyhee was the site of a temporary U. S. Army post at the mouth of the Owyhee River called Camp Owyhee, or Camp Owyhee River.