Red River Wildlife Management Area | |
Iucn Category: | IV |
Map: | Idaho |
Map Alt: | A map of Idaho showing the location of Red River WMA |
Coordinates: | 45.729°N -115.4302°W |
Location: | Idaho County, Idaho, United States |
Nearest City: | Elk City, ID |
Area: | 314acres |
Established: | September 1993 |
Governing Body: | Idaho Department of Fish and Game |
Url: | http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/IFWIS/ibt/site.aspx?id=N55 |
Red River Wildlife Management Area at 314acres is an Idaho wildlife management area in Idaho County near Elk City.[1] It was purchased in 1993 from Don Wilkerson who offered it to the state to preserve it in a natural, undeveloped state.[2] The property was acquired with the donations of $100,00 from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, $100,000 from Trout Unlimited, and $287,000 in mitigation funds from the Bonneville Power Administration.
The WMA includes a meadow near the South Fork of the Clearwater River.[3] White-tailed deer, moose, and elk are often found in the meadow.[4]
The weather station for the Red River Ranger Station is nearby.[5] [6] Red River has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).Mountain Meadows is a SNOTEL weather station located near Red River Wildlife Management Area at an elevation of 6360 ft (1939 m).[7] Mountain Meadows has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).