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Full USGS search/list of placenames beginning with "Owyhee"[edit]

www.topozone.com's search results for placenames beginning with "Owyhee":
Place County State Type Elevation* USGS Quad Lat Lon
Owyhee Ada ID town/city 2963 feet Owyhee 43.418ºN 116.200ºW
Owyhee Elko NV town/city 5397 feet Owyhee 41.948ºN 116.098ºW
Owyhee Malheur OR town/city 2199 feet Owyhee 43.795ºN 117.054ºW
Owyhee Airport Elko NV airport 5374 feet The Point 41.953ºN 116.187ºW
Owyhee Bench Malheur OR bench 2300 feet Mitchell Butte 43.803ºN 117.138ºW
Owyhee Bluffs Elko NV cliff unknown Jake Creek Mountain 41.212ºN 116.900ºW
Owyhee Breaks Malheur OR summit 3985 feet Big Mud Flat 43.312ºN 117.507ºW
Owyhee Butte Malheur OR summit 4233 feet Owyhee Butte 42.952ºN 117.639ºW
Owyhee Butte Reservoir Malheur OR reservoir unknown Owyhee Butte 42.989ºN 117.637ºW
Owyhee Butte Well Malheur OR well 3917 feet Arock 42.975ºN 117.620ºW
Owyhee Camp Humboldt NV locale 6050 feet Maiden Butte 41.785ºN 117.223ºW
Owyhee Canal Malheur OR canal unknown Henry Gulch 44.018ºN 117.205ºW
Owyhee Canyon Malheur OR valley 2240 feet The Hole in the Ground 43.204ºN 117.625ºW
Owyhee Canyon Overlook Malheur OR locale 4650 feet Skull Creek 42.691ºN 117.268ºW
Owyhee Cemetery Malheur OR cemetery unknown Owyhee 43.796ºN 117.085ºW
Owyhee County Owyhee ID civil unknown Hill Pasture 42.560ºN 116.061ºW
Owyhee Dam Malheur OR dam unknown Owyhee Dam 43.642ºN 117.241ºW
Owyhee Dam Park Malheur OR park 2560 feet Owyhee Dam 43.651ºN 117.247ºW
Owyhee Desert Elko NV plain 5321 feet Star Valley Ridge SW 41.792ºN 116.965ºW
Owyhee Ditch Malheur OR canal 2230 feet Owyhee 43.790ºN 117.082ºW
Owyhee Elementary School Ada ID school unknown Boise South 43.576ºN 116.224ºW
Owyhee Elementary School Elko NV school 5400 feet Owyhee 41.943ºN 116.096ºW
Owyhee Ferry Post Office (his... Malheur OR po 2190 feet Owyhee 43.823ºN 117.019ºW
Owyhee Heights Owyhee ID town/city 2387 feet Homedale 43.625ºN 116.990ºW
Owyhee High School Elko NV school 5400 feet Owyhee 41.943ºN 116.097ºW
Owyhee Mountains Owyhee ID range 8403 feet Cinnabar Mountain 42.981ºN 116.658ºW
Owyhee Post Office Elko NV po 5397 feet Owyhee 41.948ºN 116.098ºW
Owyhee Post Office (historical) Malheur OR po 4850 feet Brewster Reservoir 42.528ºN 117.043ºW
Owyhee Post Office (historical) Malheur OR po unknown Owyhee 43.795ºN 117.054ºW
Owyhee Rapids (historical) Gilliam OR rapids 80 feet Arlington 45.724ºN 120.232ºW
Owyhee Reseeding Reservoir Malheur OR reservoir 3910 feet Dry Creek Rim 42.794ºN 117.490ºW
Owyhee Reservoir 3 Humboldt NV reservoir 5960 feet Mahogany Spring 41.927ºN 117.289ºW
Owyhee Reservoir Number Four Humboldt NV reservoir unknown Calico Butte 41.935ºN 117.227ºW
Owyhee Reservoir State Airport Malheur OR airport 2680 feet Pelican Point 43.425ºN 117.344ºW
Owyhee Ridge Malheur OR ridge 4948 feet Owyhee Ridge 43.540ºN 117.250ºW
Owyhee Rim Reservoir Malheur OR reservoir unknown The Hole in the Ground 43.246ºN 117.615ºW
Owyhee River Malheur OR stream unknown Owyhee 43.813ºN 117.024ºW
Owyhee Siphon Malheur OR canal 2260 feet Owyhee Dam 43.736ºN 117.176ºW
Owyhee Spring Malheur OR spring unknown Scott Reservoir 42.791ºN 117.605ºW
Owyhee Spring Reservoir Malheur OR reservoir unknown Scott Reservoir 42.792ºN 117.605ºW
Owyhee Well Apache AZ well unknown Kearn Lake 34.613ºN 109.159ºW

Elevation values are often subject to error. If in doubt, check the actual elevation on the map.

This should be a "List of..." page, not a disambig[edit]

See List of Chinook Jargon placenames. Owyhee is the CJ word for Hawaii, just as Kanaka is for Hawaiians; but I didn't add the Owyhee placenames because they're already here; I just think this is more of a "List" page than a disambig.Skookum1 07:17, 19 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Still don't think this should be a disambig; there's a need to discuss the term which lies outside the usual content of a regular disambig page. I added a bit, and would have also added something about how "h" was often used to represent glottal-stops, as also in tyhee, a variation on the usual tyee in Chinook Jargon - "Owyhee" is actually a pretty close representation of how Hawai'i is properly pronounced if that is taken into account. Again, this was the old standard-spelling of Hawaii; up to what date I don't know but I know it was current in BC historical sources into the 1880s...Skookum1 (talk) 17:27, 21 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]