LESLIE GULCH

NAME: Leslie Gulch
COUNTY: Malhuer
ROADS: 2WD Gravel and Dirt Road
GRID: 6
CLIMATE: Mild winter and summer.
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Spring Through Fall.		 COMMENTS: Turn off I-95 in Idaho. Go along a gravel road for approximately 20 miles. Crossover Oregon state line
REMAINS: Several preserved ranch houses

Previously called Dugout Gulch, the area was renamed Leslie Gulch after one of the local ranchers who was struck by lightning in 1882. 

Like most of Eastern Oregon, the residents there were ranchers who were inspired by the natural beauty of the area. At one point there were many ranchers in the area, however, many of them abandoned the area because of the extreme remoteness of the area in favor of more settled communities in Idaho and Central Oregon.

Herbert Hoover created the Owyhee dam here in 1932 which at the time was the tallest dam in the USA. It served as the prototype for the Hoover Dam on the Colorado River. SUBMITTED BY: James Thomason


Leslie Gulch
Courtresy James Thomason


Leslie Gulch
Courtresy James Thomason


Leslie Gulch
Courtresy James Thomason

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