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Deadwood River in Idaho

River32.6 mi
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Around Deadwood River

Cozy Cove1.9 miDeadwood Reservoir2 mi5 mi

Data Source: Recreation.gov · Public land: USGS PAD-US

About this river

Deadwood River is a 32.6 mile river. Streamflow is measured at the USGS gauge Deadwood River below Deadwood Res near Lowman ID (site 13236500). The National Hydrography Dataset places it at stream order 5. Reach geometry comes from the USGS National Hydrography Dataset.

Typical flow by month

1931 to 2026

Deadwood River typically runs highest in August, at a median 821 cfs, and lowest in January, at 3.0 cfs. The highest flow on record for any single day is 2,220 cfs, in 1983.

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Typical flow by month at Deadwood River below Deadwood Res near Lowman ID, in cfs
MonthTypical (cfs)Usual range (cfs)
January3.02.1 to 51
February3.02.0 to 51
March3.02.1 to 51
April3.52.8 to 54
May413.0 to 350
June42760 to 784
July539328 to 779
August821577 to 960
September10451 to 763
October4.02.3 to 52
November3.02.1 to 51
December3.02.1 to 52

Typical is the median of each month’s daily median values, and the usual range runs from the median 25th to the median 75th percentile, across about 95 years of record. Statistics published by the US Geological Survey for Deadwood River below Deadwood Res near Lowman ID (site 13236500). Conditions on any given day can fall well outside the usual range. Check the current reading before you go.

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