# Red River Wildlife Management Area

Red River Wildlife Management Area at 314 acres (1.27 km$^2$) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Idaho County near Elk City. It was purchased in 1993 from Don Wilkerson who offered it to the state to preserve it in a natural, undeveloped state. 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. White-tailed deer, moose, and elk are often found in the meadow.

## Climate

The weather station for the Red River Ranger Station is nearby. Red River has a humid continental climate (Köppen Dfb), bordering on a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Red River RS, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1998-2020 records: 4350ft (1326m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 56 (13) | 56 (13) | 68 (20) | 79 (26) | 87 (31) | 95 (35) | 104 (40) | 98 (37) | 98 (37) | 87 (31) | 70 (21) | 54 (12) | 104 (40) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 48.2 (9.0) | 51.1 (10.6) | 60.9 (16.1) | 72.7 (22.6) | 80.4 (26.9) | 86.7 (30.4) | 95.0 (35.0) | 93.5 (34.2) | 88.8 (31.6) | 78.3 (25.7) | 59.6 (15.3) | 46.2 (7.9) | 93.0 (33.9) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.9 (1.6) | 38.5 (3.6) | 46.4 (8.0) | 52.8 (11.6) | 61.4 (16.3) | 70.2 (21.2) | 79.8 (26.6) | 80.1 (26.7) | 72.9 (22.7) | 55.8 (13.2) | 41.8 (5.4) | 32.8 (0.4) | 55.6 (13.1) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 25.1 (−3.8) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 33.5 (0.8) | 39.2 (4.0) | 47.1 (8.4) | 54.5 (12.5) | 60.8 (16.0) | 59.5 (15.3) | 53.1 (11.7) | 41.4 (5.2) | 31.2 (−0.4) | 23.7 (−4.6) | 41.4 (5.2) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 15.3 (−9.3) | 16.8 (−8.4) | 20.5 (−6.4) | 25.7 (−3.5) | 32.8 (0.4) | 38.9 (3.8) | 41.8 (5.4) | 38.9 (3.8) | 33.3 (0.7) | 27.0 (−2.8) | 20.5 (−6.4) | 14.6 (−9.7) | 27.2 (−2.7) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −7.5 (−21.9) | −1.2 (−18.4) | 2.8 (−16.2) | 14.6 (−9.7) | 21.5 (−5.8) | 29.1 (−1.6) | 33.0 (0.6) | 29.5 (−1.4) | 23.3 (−4.8) | 11.7 (−11.3) | 3.3 (−15.9) | −4.5 (−20.3) | −13.5 (−25.3) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −20 (−29) | −14 (−26) | −8 (−22) | 3 (−16) | 16 (−9) | 26 (−3) | 28 (−2) | 25 (−4) | 15 (−9) | −4 (−20) | −15 (−26) | −19 (−28) | −20 (−29) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 2.13 (54) | 1.80 (46) | 2.70 (69) | 3.04 (77) | 3.26 (83) | 2.56 (65) | 1.49 (38) | 1.06 (27) | 1.49 (38) | 2.00 (51) | 2.53 (64) | 2.22 (56) | 26.28 (668) |
| Average snowfall inches (cm) | 21.4 (54) | 14.9 (38) | 19.1 (49) | 14.2 (36) | 2.2 (5.6) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.1 (0.25) | 1.7 (4.3) | 13.2 (34) | 21.1 (54) | 108.4 (276.45) |
| Source 1: NOAA (1981-2010 precipitation) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: XMACIS2 (records, monthly max/mins & 1998-2010 snow) ||||||||||||||
Mountain Meadows is a SNOTEL weather station located near Red River Wildlife Management Area at an elevation of 6360 ft (1939 m). Mountain Meadows has a subalpine climate (Köppen Dfc).
Climate data for Mountain Meadows, Idaho, 1991–2020 normals, 1989-2020 extremes: 6360ft (1939m) :
| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °F (°C) | 60 (16) | 63 (17) | 65 (18) | 73 (23) | 82 (28) | 90 (32) | 93 (34) | 91 (33) | 86 (30) | 80 (27) | 65 (18) | 53 (12) | 93 (34) |
| Mean maximum °F (°C) | 48.5 (9.2) | 52.3 (11.3) | 58.5 (14.7) | 65.2 (18.4) | 72.5 (22.5) | 80.0 (26.7) | 85.4 (29.7) | 84.0 (28.9) | 79.7 (26.5) | 69.1 (20.6) | 55.4 (13.0) | 46.8 (8.2) | 86.5 (30.3) |
| Mean daily maximum °F (°C) | 34.1 (1.2) | 37.0 (2.8) | 42.6 (5.9) | 47.5 (8.6) | 55.7 (13.2) | 62.5 (16.9) | 73.6 (23.1) | 72.9 (22.7) | 63.8 (17.7) | 49.9 (9.9) | 38.7 (3.7) | 32.5 (0.3) | 50.9 (10.5) |
| Daily mean °F (°C) | 22.9 (−5.1) | 24.3 (−4.3) | 28.9 (−1.7) | 33.9 (1.1) | 41.6 (5.3) | 47.7 (8.7) | 55.3 (12.9) | 54.1 (12.3) | 47.2 (8.4) | 36.9 (2.7) | 27.6 (−2.4) | 21.7 (−5.7) | 36.8 (2.7) |
| Mean daily minimum °F (°C) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 11.5 (−11.4) | 15.1 (−9.4) | 20.3 (−6.5) | 27.3 (−2.6) | 33.0 (0.6) | 36.9 (2.7) | 35.3 (1.8) | 30.4 (−0.9) | 24.1 (−4.4) | 16.6 (−8.6) | 11.0 (−11.7) | 22.8 (−5.1) |
| Mean minimum °F (°C) | −14.8 (−26.0) | −13.5 (−25.3) | −6.8 (−21.6) | 1.7 (−16.8) | 13.7 (−10.2) | 24.0 (−4.4) | 28.3 (−2.1) | 26.7 (−2.9) | 19.4 (−7.0) | 6.2 (−14.3) | −7.5 (−21.9) | −14.2 (−25.7) | −22.3 (−30.2) |
| Record low °F (°C) | −32 (−36) | −29 (−34) | −18 (−28) | −9 (−23) | 1 (−17) | 10 (−12) | 24 (−4) | 17 (−8) | 5 (−15) | −17 (−27) | −29 (−34) | −40 (−40) | −40 (−40) |
| Average precipitation inches (mm) | 4.66 (118) | 4.12 (105) | 5.06 (129) | 5.52 (140) | 4.82 (122) | 4.19 (106) | 1.41 (36) | 1.15 (29) | 2.10 (53) | 3.40 (86) | 4.77 (121) | 4.79 (122) | 45.99 (1,167) |
| Average extreme snow depth inches (cm) | 53.9 (137) | 65.7 (167) | 73.2 (186) | 70.7 (180) | 51.1 (130) | 11.1 (28) | 0.4 (1.0) | 0.0 (0.0) | 1.4 (3.6) | 7.7 (20) | 20.9 (53) | 39.9 (101) | 74.1 (188) |
| Source 1: XMACIS2(normals, records & 2000-2020 snow depth) ||||||||||||||
| Source 2: NOAA (precipitation) ||||||||||||||