Little Wood River

Geobox River
name = Little Wood River
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country = United States
country1 =
state = Idaho
state1 =
region = Blaine County
region1 = Lincoln County
region2 = Gooding County
district =
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city =
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length_imperial = 90
watershed_imperial =
discharge_location = below Little Wood Reservoir
discharge_imperial = 351
discharge_round = 2
discharge_max_imperial = 2900
discharge_min_imperial = 0.34
discharge_note = [http://pubs.usgs.gov/wdr/2005/wdr-id-05-1/ Water Resource Data, Idaho, 2005] , USGS.]
discharge1_location =
discharge1_imperial =
source_name = Pioneer Mountains
source_location =
source_district =
source_region = Blaine County
source_state =
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source_lat_d = 43
source_lat_m = 45
source_lat_s = 41
source_lat_NS = N
source_long_d = 114
source_long_m = 0
source_long_s = 13
source_long_EW = W
source_coordinates_note = Gnis|384998|Little Wood River, USGS, GNIS.]
source_elevation_imperial = 9832
source_elevation_note = Google Earth elevation for GNIS coordinates.]
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mouth_name = Malad River
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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 = 46
mouth_long_EW = W
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mouth_elevation_imperial = 3460
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map_caption = Little Wood River is a 90 mile (145 km) river in south-central 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.

The Little Wood River originates in the Pioneer Mountains of northern Blaine County, then flows south through Little Wood Reservoir near Carey. Below the reservoir the river flows south into Lincoln County, past Richfield, and then west, past Shoshone, after which it enters Gooding County. Just west of Gooding, the Little Wood River joins the Big Wood River to form the Malad River.

The Little Wood River is the key source of irrigation water for eastern Blaine County and most of Lincoln County. Its water was a major attraction for the region's first permanent settlement at Carey. The river's water flow is regulated by reservoirs and affected by diversions of water into irrigation canals.

Variant names of the Little Wood River, according to the USGS, include McArthurs River and Wood River.

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