ðə dˈɛd dˈaɪəmənd hˈɛdz sˈaʊθ θɹuː lˈɔɡɪŋ kˈʌntɹi, ænd ðə lˈɪɾəl dˈɛd dˈaɪəmənd ɹˈɪvɚ dʒˈɔɪnz fɹʌmðə wˈɛst æt hˈɛl ɡˈeɪt, ɐ sˈɛt ʌv ɹˈæpɪdz, dʒˈʌst bᵻfˌoːɹ ðə dˈɛd dˈaɪəmənd ˈɛntɚz ðə dˈɑːɹtməθ kˈɑːlɪdʒ ɡɹˈænt.
The Dead Diamond heads south through logging country, and the Little Dead Diamond River joins from the west at Hell Gate, a set of rapids, just before the Dead Diamond enters the Dartmouth College Grant.