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Designated Reach: March 30, 2009. Battle Creek from its confluence with the Owyhee River to the upstream boundary of the Owyhee River Wilderness.
Classification/Mileage: Wild — 23.4 miles; Total — 23.4 miles.
Battle Creek flows through a narrow, extremely meandering 200 foot deep canyon. The canyon consists of nearly continuous vertical walls of rhyolite which are about 1/8 mile apart. Over the next 20 miles the canyon widens to no more than 3/8 miles across and deepens to as much as 500 feet. Tucked between the cliffs and stream channel is a lush riparian area of willow, chokecherry, dogwood, alder, rose, currant, sedges and grasses. Battle Creek is not floatable, but provides a beautiful hike for those floating the Owyhee River.
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