Owyhee

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Owyhee derives from an old spelling of Hawaii based on a report from Capt. James Cook stating that that was the native name of the islands. Compare with his Otaheite for Tahiti.

It may refer to any of the following, all presumably inspired by Cook’s name for Hawaiʻi and its inhabitants:

• the Owyhee River in southwestern Idaho, central northern Nevada and southeastern Oregon
  • its similarly-named tributaries
    • North Fork Owyhee River in Oregon and Idaho
    • South Fork Owyhee River in Idaho and Nevada
    • Middle Fork Owyhee River in Idaho and Nevada
    • West Little Owyhee River in Oregon
• Owyhee Canyonlands in southern Oregon and Idaho and northern Nevada, through which the river flows [1]
• the Owyhee Dam in Oregon, a dam on the river
• Lake Owyhee in Oregon (created by the dam)
• Owyhee County, Idaho the southwesternmost county of Idaho, through which most of the tributaries of the Owyhee River flow
• Owyhee Desert in Nevada, drained by several tributaries of the Owyhee River
• Owyhee Wild and Scenic River
• Lake Owyhee State Park in Oregon
• Owyhee, Idaho, the name of a rail siding on the Union Pacific Railway in Ada County, Idaho, about 10 miles south of Boise, Idaho
• Owyhee, Nevada a community in north-central Nevada
• Owyhee, Oregon a community near the Owyhee Dam
• Owyhee Mountains a mountain range in eastern Oregon and western Idaho, through which the Snake River flows, at Hells Canyon
• Owyhee Bluffs, a mountain range in Nevada
• Artemisia papposa, also called Owyhee Sage or Owyhee Sagebrush
• Two amphibious assault ships of the United States Navy (list)
  • USS Owyhee River (LCM(R)-515) (a Landing Craft Medium (LCM) ship)
  • USS Owyhee River (LFR-515) (an Inshore Fire Support Ships (LFR) ship)