Upper Deep Creek

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Upper Deep Creek WSA

General Location: 90 miles southwest of Boise, Idaho.

Natural Features: Rugged mountainside with basalt rock canyons, caves and juniper woodlands.

Total Acres: 11,510

Acres Supported by BLM for Wilderness Designation: -0-

Rationale for BLM’s Recommendation: Not as many unique geologic, educational, or scientific characteristics as other nearby WSAs that would warrant a wilderness designation.

Wilderness Study Areas

Big Willow Spring
Juniper Creek
Little Owyhee River
Lookout Butte
Middle Fork
North Fork Owyhee River
Owyhee River - Deep Creek
Owyhee River Canyon
South Fork Owyhee River
Squaw Creek Canyon
Upper Deep Creek
West Fork Red Canyon
Yatahoney Creek

Upper Deep Creek WSA

Owyhee Field Office | 20 First Avenue West | Marsing, ID 83639
208-896-5912 | Fax: 208-896-5940 | Office hours: 7:45am - 4:30pm, M-F