Big Wood River

Geobox River
name = Big Wood River
native_name =
other_name =
other_name1 =


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country = United States
country1 =
state = Idaho
state1 =
region = Blaine County
region1 = Lincoln County
region2 = Gooding County
district =
district1 =
city = Sun Valley
city1 = Ketchum
length_imperial = 120
length_note = Gnis|395832|Big Wood River, USGS, GNIS.]
watershed_imperial =
discharge_location = below Magic Reservoir
discharge_imperial = 464
discharge_round = 2
discharge_max_imperial = 9800
discharge_min_imperial = 0
discharge_note = [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-id-05-1/ Water Resource Data, Idaho, 2005] , USGS.]
discharge1_location =
discharge1_imperial =
source_name = Sawtooth Range
source_location = Galena Summit
source_district =
source_region = Blaine County
source_state =
source_country =
source_lat_d = 43
source_lat_m = 51
source_lat_s = 38
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 114
source_long_m = 42
source_long_s = 48
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note =
source_elevation_imperial = 9100
source_elevation_note = Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.]
source_length_imperial =
mouth_name = Malad River
mouth_location =
mouth_district =
mouth_region = Gooding County
mouth_state =
mouth_country =
mouth_lat_d = 42
mouth_lat_m = 56
mouth_lat_s = 42
mouth_lat_NS = N
mouth_long_d = 114
mouth_long_m = 47
mouth_long_s = 44
mouth_long_EW = W
mouth_coordinates_note =
mouth_elevation_imperial = 3460
mouth_elevation_note =
tributary_left = North Fork Big Wood River
tributary_left1 = East Fork Wood River
tributary_right = Camas Creek
tributary_right1 =
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map_caption = The Big Wood River is a river in Idaho in the United States. It is a tributary of the Malad River, which in turn is tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River.

Course

From its source in the Sawtooth Range near Galena Summit the Big Wood River flows generally south, between the Boulder Mountains and Pioneer Mountains to the east, and the Smoky Mountains to the west.

The river flows by Sun Valley and Ketchum, where it receives the tributary stream of Warm Springs Creek. Below Ketchum, it is joined by the East Fork Wood River before passing by the small cities of Hailey and Bellevue. Continuing south, the river enters the Wood River Valley, the northern part of Magic Valley, after which is flows into Magic Reservoir. A tributary stream, Camas Creek, joins the river in Magic Reservoir.

Below Magic Reservoir, the Big Wood River enters Lincoln County, passing by many lava beds and irrigation canals before entering Gooding County. Just west of Gooding, the Big Wood River joins the Little Wood River to form the Malad River.

Big Wood River's water flow is affected by numerous irrigation reservoirs and canals on the river itself and its tributaries.

Variant names of the Little Wood River, according to the USGS, include Malad River, Malade River, Wood River, Poisonous Beaver River, and Sickley River.

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