Jarbidge River
| Jarbidge River | |
|---|---|
View down the Jarbidge River near its confluence with the East Fork Jarbidge River | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho, Nevada |
| Counties | Owyhee County, Idaho, Elko County, Nevada |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Jarbidge Lake |
| • location | Jarbidge Mountains, Elko County, Nevada |
| • coordinates | 41°46′27″N 115°22′21″W / 41.77417°N 115.37250°W |
| • elevation | 9,357 ft (2,852 m) |
| Mouth | Bruneau River |
• location | Bruneau – Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Owyhee County, Idaho |
• coordinates | 42°19′45″N 115°39′09″W / 42.32917°N 115.65250°W |
• elevation | 3,707 ft (1,130 m) |
| Length | 52 mi (84 km) |
| Basin size | 660 sq mi (1,700 km2) |
| Type | Wild |
| Designated | March 30, 2009 |
The Jarbidge River is a 51.8-mile-long (83.4 km), high elevation river in Elko County, Nevada, and Owyhee County, Idaho, in the United States. The Jarbidge originates as two main forks in the Jarbidge Mountains of northeastern Nevada and then flows through basalt and rhyolite canyons on the high plateau of the Owyhee Desert before joining the Bruneau River.
"Jarbidge" is a name derived from the Shoshone language meaning "devil". Indians believed the nearby hills were haunted.