lU« Canyon Creek . — enters the Snake River from the north 

 about 2\ miles above the mouth of the Bruneau River Its flow is 

 largely diverted for irrigation in the vicinity of the town of 

 Mountain Home, Idaho, and at times there is no flow in the lower 

 portion of the stream. 



l5o Rattlesnake Creek .—- enters the Snake River approximately 

 12 miles upstream from Canyon Creek. Its flow is impounded in the 

 Mountain Home reservoir for irrigation in the vicinity of the town 

 of Mountain Home. 



There are several other small streams entering the Snake River 

 from the north in the vicinity of the towns of Haramett, Glenns Ferry, 

 and King Hillo All of them are utilized extensively for irrigation, 

 and are of no value to anadromous fish, 



16. Big Wood River o — (or Malad River* Not surveyed in detail.) 

 Enters the Snake River 2 miles downstream from Lower Salmon Falls. 

 It is a large stream, extending well over 100 miles, to th several 

 major tributaries including 16A. Little Wood River and 16B. Camas Cree k. 

 The lower portion of the course is generally known as the Malad River, 

 The upper portion of the stream is impounded in Magic Reservoir, the 

 discharge being regulated according to irrigation demands. Magic 

 Reservoir supports a good population of rainbow trout. The lower portion 

 of the stream also receives water from canals diverting from the main 

 Snake River at the Milner dam. There are numerous impassable irrigation 

 dams and unscreened diversions as well as a number of storage reservoirs 

 in the complex water distribution system. The entire stream system 

 is of no value to anadromous fish, but in some sections supports good 

 populations of resident trout. 



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