Owyhee
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Owyhee can refer to the following
- an old spelling of Hawaii (based on a report from Capt. James Cook stating that that was the native name of the islands)
- 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 [link]
- 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, Nevada a community in north-central Nevada
- Owyhee Dam, Oregon a community near the 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)
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