Owyhee is an unincorporated community in Malheur County, Oregon, in the United States.

[1] It lies along Oregon Route 201 between Adrian and Nyssa, near the confluence of the Owyhee and Snake rivers.

In 1826, two Hawaiians taking part in the second expedition of Peter Skene Ogden to Snake River country were killed by Snake Indians.

It is probable that the river was named in recognition of these two men.

This Malheur County, Oregon state location article is a stub.