Owyhee
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Owyhee is an older English spelling of Hawaii
, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is found in the names of certain locations in the American Pacific Northwest
, which were explored and mapped by expeditions whose members included native Hawaiians:
Hawaii
Hawaii is the newest of the 50 U.S. states , and is the only U.S. state made up entirely of islands. It is the northernmost island group in Polynesia, occupying most of an archipelago in the central Pacific Ocean, southwest of the continental United States, southeast of Japan, and northeast of...
, used in the late 18th and early 19th centuries. It is found in the names of certain locations in the American Pacific Northwest
Pacific Northwest
The Pacific Northwest is a region in northwestern North America, bounded by the Pacific Ocean to the west and, loosely, by the Rocky Mountains on the east. Definitions of the region vary and there is no commonly agreed upon boundary, even among Pacific Northwesterners. A common concept of the...
, which were explored and mapped by expeditions whose members included native Hawaiians:
- Owyhee, NevadaOwyhee, NevadaOwyhee is a census-designated place in Elko County, Nevada, United States. The population was 1,017 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Elko Micropolitan Statistical Area....
, a community in north-central Nevada - Owyhee County, IdahoOwyhee County, IdahoOwyhee County is a county located in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Idaho. In area it is the second largest county in Idaho, behind Idaho County. As of the 2000 Census, Owyhee County had a population of 10,644...
, the southwesternmost county of Idaho - Owyhee RiverOwyhee RiverThe Owyhee River is a tributary of the Snake River located in northern Nevada, southwestern Idaho and southeastern Oregon in the United States. It is long. The river's drainage basin is in area, one of the largest subbasins of the Columbia Basin...
, a river in Idaho, Nevada, and Oregon- Owyhee DamOwyhee DamOwyhee Dam is a concrete arch-gravity dam on the Owyhee River in Eastern Oregon near Adrian, Oregon, United States. Completed in 1932 during the Great Depression, the dam generates electricity and provides irrigation water for several irrigation districts in Oregon and neighboring Idaho...
, a dam on the river
- Owyhee Dam
- Lake Owyhee, a lake in Oregon
- Owyhee DesertOwyhee DesertThe Owyhee Desert ecoregion, within the Deserts and xeric shrublands Biome, is in the Northwestern United States. The Owyhee Uplands Bypass passes through the desert.-Geography:...
, a desert in Nevada
See also
- Owyhee Reservoir State AirportOwyhee Reservoir State AirportOwyhee Reservoir State Airport is a public airport located 25 miles southwest of Owyhee, in Malheur County, Oregon, United States....
, an airport adjacent to Lake Owyhee - USS Owyhee River (LFR-515), an amphibious assault ship of the United States Navy