Maximum discharge along the river is currently at the reporting a streamflow rate of cfs. This is also the highest stage along the Deadwood River, with a gauge stage of ft at this location. This river is monitored from 1 different streamgauging stations along the Deadwood River, the highest being situated at an altitude of ft, the .
The Deadwood River is a tributary of the Dease River in the far north of British Columbia, Canada. It forms the southeastern boundary of the Dease Plateau, which extends northward to the Yukon-British Columbia boundary and beyond.