Deadwood Reservoir is a 3000 acres (12.1 km²) reservoir

Reservoir

A reservoir , artificial lake or dam is used to store water.Reservoirs may be created in river valleys by the construction of a dam or may be built by excavation in the ground or by conventional construction techniques such as brickwork or cast concrete.The term reservoir may also be used to...

 in created by damming the Deadwood River, a tributary

Tributary

A tributary or affluent is a stream or river that flows into a main stem river or a lake. A tributary does not flow directly into a sea or ocean...

 of the Payette River

Payette River

The Payette River is an river in southwestern Idaho and is a major tributary of the Snake River.Its headwaters originate in the Sawtooth and Salmon River Mountains at elevations over...

. The reservoir is within the Boise National Forest

Boise National Forest

The Boise National Forest is a US national forest located north and east of the city of Boise, Idaho. It is about 2,612,000 acres in size, ranging in elevation from 2,600 to 9,800 feet . The mountainous landscape developed through uplifting, faulting, and stream cutting...

 in the mountains of Valley County

Valley County, Idaho

Valley County is a rural county located in west central Idaho in the United States. Established in 1917, it was named after the Long Valley of the North Fork of the Payette River, which extends over 30 miles from Payette Lake at McCall south to Cascade to Round Valley.The valley was formerly a...

, Idaho

Idaho

Idaho is a state in the Rocky Mountain area of the United States. The state's largest city and capital is Boise. Residents are called "Idahoans". Idaho was admitted to the Union on July 3, 1890, as the 43rd state....

 just twenty-five miles southeast of Cascade, Idaho

Cascade, Idaho

Cascade is a rural city in and the county seat of Valley County, Idaho, United States, in the west central part of the state. It sits at an elevation of , along the North Fork of the Payette River...

. The area around the reservoir is commonly used for camping, water skiing, fishing, canoeing and other outdoor recreation.

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.

Fish

• 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)

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.