Malad River

Malad River
Malad River
River
Country United States
State Idaho
Region Gooding County
Tributaries
 - left Little Wood River
 - right Big Wood River
Source
 - elevation 3,460 ft (1,055 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°56′42″N 114°47′46″W / 42.945°N 114.79611°W / 42.945; -114.79611 [2]
Mouth Snake River
 - elevation 2,703 ft (824 m) [1]
 - coordinates 42°51′45″N 114°54′18″W / 42.8625°N 114.905°W / 42.8625; -114.905 [2]
Length 12.0 mi (19 km) [3]
Basin 3,000 sq mi (7,770 km2) [4]
Discharge for near Gooding
 - average 286 cu ft/s (8.1 m3/s) [4]
 - max 6,400 cu ft/s (181.23 m3/s)
 - min 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s)

The Malad River is a tributary of the Snake River in Idaho in the United States. It is formed by the confluence of the Big Wood River and the Little Wood River near Gooding. From there the river flows south and west for 12.0 miles (19.3 km)[3] to join the Snake River near Hagerman.[2]

The river flows through Malad Gorge State Park, where it tumbles down a stairstep waterfall. The Malad Gorge is 250 feet (76 m) deep and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) long.

The river's flow is affected by numerous reservoirs and irrigation works on its tributaries. The Malad River itself is largely diverted into a power flume that enters the Snake below the mouth of the Malad, via a powerhouse. Below the diversion the Malad River is replenished by numerous springs, yet the average flow above the diversion is higher than at the river's mouth.[4]

The Malad River is part of the Columbia River basin, being a tributary of the Snake River, which is a tributary to the Columbia River.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.
  2. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Malad River, USGS, GNIS.
  3. ^ a b U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data. The National Map, accessed May 3, 2011
  4. ^ a b c Water Resource Data, Idaho, 2005, USGS.
  5. ^ Malad River Stage Station slide show[1] Accessed 23 Feb 2009

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