Deadwood Reservoir
| Deadwood Reservoir | |
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| Location | Valley County, Idaho, U.S.[1] |
| Coordinates | 44°17′38″N 115°38′46″W / 44.294°N 115.646°W |
| Type | reservoir |
| Primary inflows | Deadwood River[2] |
| Primary outflows | Deadwood River |
| Catchment area | 110.7 sq mi (287 km2) |
| Basin countries | United States |
| Water volume | 3,180 acres (12.9 km2; 5.0 sq mi)[3] |
| Shore length1 | 21 mi (34 km) |
| Surface elevation | 5,334 ft (1,626 m) (full pool) |
| References | [1][2][3] |
| 1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure. | |
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.
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]
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
- Other fish have been caught than those listed above (i.e. a sort of white fish), though they may or may not be commonly found
Mammals
- Chipmunks
- Deer
- Elk
- Moose
- Wolves
- Black bears
- Bats
- Probably skunks,[citation needed] as they frequent other similar high mountain lakes, such as Lost Valley Reservoir (AKA Lost Lake)
Reptiles
- Garter snakes
Birds
- Bald eagles
- Blue Grouse
- Osprey
- Turkey vulture
Video
- YouTube - video - Deadwood Reservoir - 2009-09-12
References
- ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deadwood Reservoir
- ^ a b "Deadwood Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ a b "Boise Project - Idaho and Oregon". Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. Retrieved 2008-08-16.
- ^ "The Boise Project" (PDF). U.S. Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. p. 27.
- ^ List of fish from fed.us
External links
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - Deadwood Dam
- Boise National Forest – Recreation
- Recreation.gov – Deadwood Reservoir
- U.S. Bureau of Reclamation - major storage reservoirs in the Boise & Payette River basins - current levels & flows
- AirNav.com – Deadwood Dam Airstrip
- Pictures of Cascade – Deadwood Dam – July 2006
- Flickr.com – Deadwood Dam, Idaho