Deadwood Reservoir

Deadwood Reservoir
Location	Valley County, Idaho[1]
Coordinates	44°17′36″N 115°38′45″W / 44.29333°N 115.64583°W / 44.29333; -115.64583Coordinates: 44°17′36″N 115°38′45″W / 44.29333°N 115.64583°W / 44.29333; -115.64583
Lake 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 (12.87 km2; 4.97 sq mi)[3]
Shore length1	21 mi (34 km)
Surface elevation	5,300 ft (1,600 m)
References	[1][2][3]
1 Shore length is not a well-defined measure.

Deadwood Reservoir is a 3,000-acre (12 km²) reservoir in created by damming the Deadwood River, a tributary of the Payette River. The reservoir is within the Boise National Forest in the mountains of Valley County, Idaho just twenty-five miles southeast of Cascade, Idaho. The area around the reservoir is commonly used for camping, water skiing, fishing, canoeing and other outdoor recreation.

Climate

Summer

The temperature can get surprisingly hot in late July and early August. Rain and wind may frequent the area unpredictably. All in all, 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^[4]

• 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
• Grizzly bears (there are generally warnings if/when they are in the area)
• Bats (these can be seen flying about at night by the shore)
• Probably skunks, as they frequent other similar high mountain lakes, such as Lost Valley Reservoir (AKA Lost Lake)

Reptiles

• Garter snakes

Birds

• Bald eagles
• Blue Grouse

References

1. ^ ^{a b} U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Deadwood Reservoir
2. ^ ^{a b} "Deadwood Dam". United States Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-06-27. http://web.archive.org/web/20080627111815/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/dams/id00284.htm. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
3. ^ ^{a b} "Boise Project - Idaho and Oregon". Bureau of Reclamation. 1997. Archived from the original on 2008-04-03. http://web.archive.org/web/20080403202231/http://www.usbr.gov/dataweb/html/boise.html. Retrieved 2008-08-16. 
4. ^ List of fish from fed.us

External links

• Map of the area, from fed.us; this is not a direct link; you must click another link within to view the image.