Big Wood River
The Big Wood River is a 137-mile-long (220 km) river in central Idaho, United States, that is a tributary of the Malad River (which in turn is a tributary to the Snake River and Columbia River).
| Big Wood River | |
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Big Wood River and Boulder Mountains,July 2009 | |
Location of the mouth of the Big Wood River in Idaho Big Wood River (the United States) | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Idaho |
| Region | Blaine County, Lincoln County, Gooding County |
| Cities | Sun Valley, Ketchum |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Sawtooth Range |
| • location | Galena Summit, Blaine County |
| • coordinates | 43°51′38″N 114°42′48″W |
| • elevation | 9,100 ft (2,800 m) |
| Mouth | Malad River |
• location | Gooding County |
• coordinates | 42°56′42″N 114°47′44″W |
• elevation | 3,460 ft (1,050 m) |
| Length | 137 mi (220 km) |
| Discharge | |
| • location | below Magic Reservoir |
| • average | 464 cu ft/s (13.1 m3/s) |
| • minimum | 0 cu ft/s (0 m3/s) |
| • maximum | 9,800 cu ft/s (280 m3/s) |
| Basin features | |
| Tributaries | |
| • left | North Fork Big Wood River, East Fork Wood River |
| • right | Camas Creek (Big Wood River) |
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