Deadwood River (Idaho)

Deadwood River
Construction of the Deadwood Dam in 1930
Deadwood River (Idaho) is located in Idaho
Deadwood River (Idaho)
Location of the mouth of Deadwood River in Idaho
Deadwood River (Idaho) is located in the United States
Deadwood River (Idaho)
Deadwood River (Idaho) (the United States)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateIdaho
RegionValley and Boise counties
Physical characteristics
Source 
 • locationDeadwood Summit
 • coordinates44°32′39″N 115°33′48″W / 44.54417°N 115.56333°W / 44.54417; -115.56333[1]
 • elevation6,965 ft (2,123 m)
MouthSouth Fork Payette River
 • coordinates
44°04′45″N 115°39′30″W / 44.07917°N 115.65833°W / 44.07917; -115.65833[1]
 • elevation
3,700 ft (1,100 m)
Length43.5 mi (70.0 km)
Basin size109 sq mi (280 km2)[2]
Discharge 
 • maximum2,580 cu ft/s (73 m3/s)

The Deadwood River is a 43.5-mile (70.0 km) tributary of the South Fork Payette River, flowing through Boise National Forest in Valley and Boise counties, Idaho in the United States. It joins the South Fork Payette River about 3 miles (4.8 km) west of Lowman. The source of the Deadwood River is below the Deadwood summit on forest road 579 in the Salmon River Mountains. The Deadwood Dam was completed in 1931 and impounded the river to form Deadwood Reservoir.[3][4][5]

  1. ^ a b "Deadwood River". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 1979-06-21. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  2. ^ "USGS National Map Streamer". United States Geological Survey. Archived from the original on September 7, 2014. Retrieved November 17, 2014.
  3. ^ Boise National Forest (Map). 1:126720. U.S. Forest Service. 2012.
  4. ^ "USGS 13236500 Deadwood River Bl Deadwood Res Nr Lowman ID". USGS. Retrieved December 27, 2014.
  5. ^ "Boise and Deadwood River Bull Trout (Salvelinus confluentus monitoring activities" (PDF). Bureau of Reclamation. 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on September 30, 2016. Retrieved December 27, 2014. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)