Deadwood Reservoir

Deadwood Reservoir is a reservoir in the western United States, in Valley County, Idaho. Located in the mountains of the Boise National Forest about 25 miles (40 km) southeast of Cascade, the 3,000-acre (12 km2) body on the Deadwood River is created by Deadwood Dam. The river flow south from the dam and is a tributary of the South Fork of the Payette River. The reservoir and vicinity is commonly used for camping, water skiing, fishing, canoeing, and other outdoor recreation. The full pool surface elevation is just above a mile-high at 5,334 ft (1,626 m) above sea level.

Deadwood Reservoir
Deadwood Reservoir
Deadwood Reservoir
LocationValley County, Idaho, U.S.[1]
Coordinates44.294°N 115.646°W / 44.294; -115.646
Typereservoir
Primary inflowsDeadwood River[2]
Primary outflowsDeadwood River
Catchment area110.7 sq mi (287 km2)
Basin countriesUnited States
Water volume3,180 acres (12.9 km2; 5.0 sq mi)[3]
Shore length121 mi (34 km)
Surface elevation5,334 ft (1,626 m)
(full pool)
References[1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Approved by President Coolidge in 1928, the isolated site required substantial road building. Construction of the concrete arch dam itself began in late 1929 and was completed in March 1931.[4]

Construction of the Deadwood Dam in 1930
Deadwood Dam in summer 2010

Climate

Summer

The temperature can get hot in late July and early August. Rain and wind may frequent the area unpredictably. The climate is much like that of other high mountain lakes in Idaho.

Plant life
  • Huckleberries
  • Various evergreens (mostly pine trees of one sort or another)

Wildlife

Fish[5]
  • Rainbow trout
  • Kokanee salmon
  • Landlock fall chinook salmon
  • Bull trout
  • Cutthroat trout

Mammals
  • Chipmunks
  • Deer
  • Elk
  • Moose
  • Wolves
  • Black bears
  • Bats

Reptiles
  • Garter snakes

Birds
  • Bald eagles
  • Blue Grouse
  • Osprey
  • Turkey vulture

Video
  • YouTube - video - Deadwood Reservoir - 2009-09-12

References
  1. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deadwood Reservoir
  2. "Deadwood Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  3. "Boise Project - Idaho and Oregon". Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
  4. "The Boise Project" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. p. 27.
  5. List of fish from fed.us
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