31-139. OWYHEE COUNTY. Owyhee county is described as follows: beginning on the Snake river at the mouth of Owyhee river;
Western boundary. Thence south along the eastern boundary line of the state of Oregon to the northern boundary of the state of Nevada;
Southern boundary. Thence east along the northern boundary of the state of Nevada (1 Ter. Sess. 628) to the thirty-eighth (38th) meridian of longitude west from Washington;
Eastern boundary. Thence north along the said meridian to the south boundary of township 7 south range 12 east. Thence west along the south boundary of township 7 south ranges 12, 11, 10 and 9 east to the southwest corner of township 7 south range 9 east. Thence north along the west boundary of township 7 south range 9 east to the northwest corner of said township. Thence east to the southwest corner of township 6 south range 9 east. Thence north along the west boundary of said township to the Snake river;
Northern boundary. Thence down the channel of the Snake river in a westerly direction to the mouth of the Owyhee river, the place of beginning.
County seat — Murphy.
History:
[(31-139) Compiled and reen. C.L. 3:36; C.S., sec. 43; I.C.A., sec. 30-139; am. 1999, ch. 35, sec. 1, p. 73.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 31 - COUNTIES AND COUNTY LAW
Chapter 1 - COUNTY BOUNDARIES AND COUNTY SEATS
Section 31-101 - STATE DIVIDED INTO COUNTIES.
Section 31-102 - DEFINITION OF DESCRIPTIVE TERMS.
Section 31-104 - ADAMS COUNTY.
Section 31-105 - BANNOCK COUNTY.
Section 31-106 - BEAR LAKE COUNTY.
Section 31-107 - BENEWAH COUNTY.
Section 31-108 - BINGHAM COUNTY.
Section 31-109 - BLAINE COUNTY.
Section 31-110 - BOISE COUNTY.
Section 31-111 - BONNER COUNTY.
Section 31-112 - BONNEVILLE COUNTY.
Section 31-113 - BOUNDARY COUNTY.
Section 31-114 - BUTTE COUNTY.
Section 31-115 - CAMAS COUNTY.
Section 31-116 - CANYON COUNTY.
Section 31-117 - CARIBOU COUNTY.
Section 31-118 - CASSIA COUNTY.
Section 31-119 - CLARK COUNTY.
Section 31-120 - CLEARWATER COUNTY.
Section 31-121 - CUSTER COUNTY.
Section 31-122 - ELMORE COUNTY.
Section 31-123 - FRANKLIN COUNTY.
Section 31-124 - FREMONT COUNTY.
Section 31-126 - GOODING COUNTY.
Section 31-127 - IDAHO COUNTY.
Section 31-128 - JEFFERSON COUNTY.
Section 31-129 - JEROME COUNTY.
Section 31-130 - KOOTENAI COUNTY.
Section 31-131 - LATAH COUNTY.
Section 31-132 - LEMHI COUNTY.
Section 31-133 - LEWIS COUNTY.
Section 31-134 - LINCOLN COUNTY.
Section 31-135 - MADISON COUNTY.
Section 31-136 - MINIDOKA COUNTY.
Section 31-137 - NEZ PERCE COUNTY.
Section 31-138 - ONEIDA COUNTY.
Section 31-139 - OWYHEE COUNTY.
Section 31-140 - PAYETTE COUNTY.
Section 31-141 - POWER COUNTY.
Section 31-142 - SHOSHONE COUNTY.
Section 31-143 - TETON COUNTY.
Section 31-144 - TWIN FALLS COUNTY.