Once Icloud has automatically backed up my phone, where do i go to retreive my backup information?

Once ICloud has automatically backed up my phone, where do i go to retreive my backup information?  Also if the backup is successful, can i delete an item off of my phone and it remain in the photo stream?

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities
To retrieve the backup information, you have to restore the backup onto the iPhone. To do it, first you have to restore or erase your device (go to Settings > General > Reset > Erase All Content and Settings). Then, you will have to set up the device again, and it will ask you to restore a backup, so follow the steps in order to restore the backup.
If you delete s photo from your device, it will still remain in Photo Stream. However, note that Photo Stream deletes photos 30 days after adding them

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