Owyhee Desert

 ( Deserts And Xeric Shrublands In The United States ) 

The Owyhee Desert ecoregion, within the deserts and xeric shrublands biome, is in the Northwestern United States. The Owyhee Uplands Byway passes through the desert.

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Geography An arid region of , volcanic rock, sagebrush and grass makes up the ~ Owyhee Desert.

The desert is in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon. It is located on the south edge of the Columbia Plateau southwest of Boise, Idaho, stretching east from the Santa Rosa Range. It has a mean elevation of approximately . The Owyhee Desert is primarily drained by the tributaries of the Bruneau River and , which then flow into the Snake River.

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Management Most of the land in the desert is owned by the federal government and managed by the Bureau of Land Management. It is largely used as ranch land.

In 1999, the Desert Group submitted an alternative for Owyhee resource management.

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See also

• Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness
• Owyhee River Wilderness
• Y P Desert
• Northern Basin and Range (ecoregion)

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