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Most of these publications are available here in PDF format; if you don't have Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 or higher, please visit www.adobe.com to download a free version. If you would like the original WordPerfect file (version 12.0), please contact Dan Haas at daniel_haas@fws.gov (note the underscore in the address). Most of the publications listed here are written and produced by the Interagency Wild & Scenic Rivers Council (Council). Where an additional paper or reference is provided, the source is specifically noted. The Council does not endorse or ensure accuracy of these additional sources. Caveat emptor. You can use the form below to navigate around this page (selecting a paper and clicking "GO" will take you to the correct area of this page), or simply scroll through.
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ABOUT THE INTERAGENCY COUNCIL
Interagency Wild & Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council Members (50 KB PDF)
Questions & Answers on the Interagency Council (48 KB PDF) — Quick answers to some of the questions we've been asked about ourselves.
WILD & SCENIC RIVERS REFERENCE GUIDE
Reference Guide Contents (106 KB PDF) — The complete Table of Contents of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Reference Guide.
Purpose of the Reference Guide (38 KB PDF)
NATIONAL WILD & SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
An Introduction to Wild & Scenic Rivers (76 KB PDF) — A concise primer on wild and scenic rivers and what designation means to you.
Wild & Scenic Rivers Act Abridged (108 KB PDF) — The full act minus the rivers listed in Sections 3(a) and 5(a). The complete text, as well as all the amendments, is available in the table at the bottom of this page. Not a Council product.
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture Guidelines For Eligibility, Classification and Management (1982) - Web Version — Not a Council product.
Departments of the Interior and Agriculture Guidelines For Eligibility, Classification and Management (1982) - PDF Version (From Federal Register) — Not a Council product.
Wild & Scenic Rivers Table (156 KB PDF) — The full listing of designated wild and scenic rivers, complete with mileage, classifications, and managing agencies.
2000 National Wild & Scenic Rivers System Map Update (81 KB PDF) — The list of rivers designated since the National System map was last produced in January of 2000. If you would like a copy of the map, please call Dan Haas at (509) 371-1801 x 245.
TECHNICAL REPORTS OF THE COUNCIL
A Compendium of Questions & Answers Relating to Wild & Scenic Rivers (317 KB PDF) — Everything you wanted to know about wild and scenic rivers in a Q&A format. These Q&As can also be accessed through a searchable data base.
Designating Rivers Through Section 2(a)(ii) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (416 KB PDF) — This paper describes a process for designating rivers into the National System at the request of a state.
Establishment of Wild & Scenic River Boundaries (52 KB PDF)
Implementing the Wild & Scenic Rivers Act: Authorities and Roles of Key Federal Agencies (167 KB PDF) — What responsibilities do other agencies have for wild and scenic rivers? Here's the answer.
Protecting Resource Values on Non-Federal Lands (193 KB PDF) — How wild and scenic rivers are protected where the federal government doesn't manage the surrounding area.
Water Quantity and Quality as Related to the Management of Wild & Scenic Rivers (580 KB PDF) — How to protect water quality and instream flows.
Wild & Scenic River Management Responsibilities (254 KB PDF) — Considerations in managing—and developing management plans for—wild and scenic rivers.
The Wild & Scenic River Study Process (250 KB PDF) — This paper explains the wild and scenic river study process for congressionally authorized and agency-identified study rivers.
The Wild & Scenic Rivers Act: Section 7 (563 KB PDF) — This paper describes the standards and procedures used in evaluating the effects of proposed water resources projects. |
COMING SOON — In response to requests from river program managers, Council members have selected examples of Section 7 determinations for common types of water resources projects. Each is an actual determination made by river-administering agency staff from across the country. In some cases, clarifying user notes are included in individual determinations. No single example is best; however, in reviewing the range of examples provided, the practitioner will gain an understanding of how to apply the procedures outlined in the technical report. Introduction to Section 7 Examples Hydropower Licensing - Klamath Project
- Hells Canyon Complex Project
- North Umpqua Project
Bridge Construction or Replacement - County Road 36 Bridge Replacement
- Lower Imnaha Road Bridge Replacement
- Sturgeon River Bridge Replacement
Stabilization Projects - Section 14 Study Erosion Project
- Garnett Bank Protection Project
- Mills Bioengineering Project
Infrastructure Projects - Great Egg Boat Dock
- Forest School Outfall Pipe
- Boyle Boat Ramp and Dock
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Wild & Scenic Rivers and the Use of Eminent Domain PDF (115 KB PDF)
NON-COUNCIL PAPERS/INFORMATION
The River Partnership Paradigm (384 KB PDF) — Prepared by the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The Wild & Scenic Rivers Act and Federal Water Rights (114 KB PDF) — Prepared by the Congressional Research Service.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Wild and Scenic Rivers Guide For Riverfront Property Owners (3.02 KB PDF - Color Brochure) — A concise guide for landowners along designated rivers that outlines their responsibility for management, how Section 7 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act applies to their lands, and how best to protect the value of their lands as well as the values of the river.
Abbreviations & Glossary (51 KB PDF) — The abbreviations and glossary of terms used in the Reference Guide.
Selected Bibliography of Wild & Scenic River Publications (46 KB PDF) — Some of the publications we think are the best at explaining the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System and how river protection is accomplished in this country.
Agency-By-Agency Mileage/Management Chart (65 KB) — This is a self-extracting zipped Excel file with the complete National Wild and Scenic Rivers System broken down into who manages the rivers. To use the self-extracting file, click on the link. Your computer should ask you if you would like to run the file or where you would like the file saved. We suggest you download the file, then 'run' the program (e.g., using Windows Explorer, double click on the file). You should be asked where you would like to save the extracted file. If the program runs without asking you, then check in your computer's 'temporary' directory, which is the default directory to where the file is extracted.
State-By-State Mileage Chart (73 KB) — This is a self-extracting zipped Excel file with the complete National Wild and Scenic Rivers System broken down into mileage by state. To use the self-extracting file, click on the link. Your computer should ask you if you would like to run the file or where you would like the file saved. We suggest you download the file, then 'run' the program (e.g., using Windows Explorer, double click on the file). You should be asked where you would like to save the extracted file. If the program runs without asking you, then check in your computer's 'temporary' directory, which is the default directory to where the file is extracted.
National Wild & Scenic Rivers System Logos — Zipped or self-extracting files. WSR Color Logo TIF (86 KB Zip File)WSR Logo TIF Self-extracting File (216 KB)WSR Color Logo EPS (13 KB Zip File)WSR Logo EPS Self-extracting File (144 KB) |
THE WILD & SCENIC RIVERS ACT All the files below are PDFs downloaded from HeinOnline, a legal research service to which the Department of the Interior subscribes. All files are offered here with the express permission of HeinOnline, and any additional transmission beyond personal use should credit HeinOnline.
All files are PDFs. |
16 USC, Sections 1271-1287, Amended Through 2004 |
Act as Amended Through 2004 |
P.L. 90-542 |
Original Act & All Amendments In Order (12 MB File!) |
1968 |
P.L. 90-542 |
Original Legislation — Protected First 8 Rivers (Clearwater, Eleven Point, Feather, Rio Grande, Rogue, St. Croix, Salmon (Idaho), and Wolf; Identified 27 Rivers For Study |
1972 |
P.L. 92-560 |
Designated St. Croix |
1974 |
P.L. 93-279 |
Designated Chattooga |
1975 |
P.L. 93-621 |
Added 29 Rivers for Study (American Through Dolores) |
P.L. 94-199 |
Designated Rapid, Snake; Added Snake For Study |
1976 |
P.L. 94-486 |
Designated Flathead, Missouri, Obed; Added Housatonic For Study; Clarified Feather Designation |
1977 |
P.L. 95-87 |
Eliminated Surface Coal Mining Within Designated and Study Rivers |
1978 |
P.L. 95-625 |
Designated Pere Marquette, Rio Grande, Skagit, Middle and Upper Delaware, NF American, Missouri and St. Joe; Added Kern, Loxahatchee, Ogeechee, Salt, Verde, San Francisco, Fish Creek, Black Creek, Allegheny, Cacapon, Escatawpa, Myakka, Soldier Creek, Red, Bluestone, Gauley and Greenbrier For Study |
1979 |
P.L. 96-87 |
Technical Amendment 1 - Upper Delaware Advisory Council |
P.L. 96-87 |
Technical Amendment 2 |
1980 |
P.L. 96-199 |
Added Birch For Study |
P.L. 96-312 |
Designated Salmon (Idaho) |
P.L. 96-487 |
ANILCA (Alaska Rivers) |
1984 |
P.L. 98-323 |
Added Wildcat For Study |
P.L. 98-406 |
Designated Verde |
P.L. 98-425 |
Designated Tuolumne |
P.L. 98-444 |
Designated AuSable |
P.L. 98-484 |
Added Horsepasture For Study |
P.L. 98-494 |
Designated Illinois and Owyhee; Added North Umpqua For Study |
1986 |
P.L. 99-530 |
Designated Horsepasture |
P.L. 99-590 |
Designated Cache la Poudre, Saline Bayou and Black Creek; Added Farmington and Great Egg Harbor For Study; Technical Amendments |
P.L. 99-663 |
Designated Klickitat and White Salmon; Added Klickitat and White Salmon For Study |
1987 |
P.L. 100-33 |
Added Maurice, Manumuskin and Menantico Creek For Study |
P.L. 100-149 |
Designated Merced; Added Merced For Study |
P.L. 100-150 |
Designated Kings |
P.L. 100-174 |
Designated Kern |
1988 |
P.L. 100-412 |
Upper Delaware Advisory Council |
P.L. 100-534 |
Bluestone, New, Gauley, Technical Amendments |
P.L. 100-547 |
Designated Sipsey Fork of Black Warrior |
P.L. 100-552 |
Technical Amendment on the Missouri |
P.L. 100-554 |
Designated Wildcat |
P.L. 100-557 |
Oregon Rivers, Including Adding the Klamath For Study Under 5(d)(2) |
P.L. 100-605 |
Hanford Reach (Columbia River) |
P.L. 100-633 |
Designated Rio Chama |
P.L. 100-677 |
Prohibited Dams Proximate To the Snake and Salmon Designations |
1989 |
P.L. 101-175 |
Protected Genesee Under Same Provisions As Study Rivers |
1990 |
P.L. 101-306 |
Designated Jemez and Pecos |
P.L. 101-356 |
Added Merrimack For Study |
P.L. 101-357 |
Added Pemigewasset For Study |
P.L. 101-364 |
Added St. Marys For Study |
P.L. 101-538 |
Added Mills For Study |
P.L. 101-612 |
Designated Smith |
P.L. 101-628 |
Designated Clarks Fork of Yellowstone; Added Sudbury, Assebet and Concord For Study |
1991 |
P.L. 102-50 |
Designated Niobrara and Missouri; Added Niobrara For Study; Technical Amendments To Missouri Designation |
P.L. 102-214 |
Added Lamprey For Study |
P.L. 102-215 |
Added White Clay Creek For Study |
P.L. 102-220 |
Eleven Point Land Acquisition |
1992 |
P.L. 102-249 |
Michigan Rivers |
P.L. 102-271 |
Designated Allegheny; Added Clarion and Mill Creek For Study |
P.L. 102-275 |
Arkansas Rivers |
P.L. 102-301 |
Designated Sespe, Sisquoc and Big Sur; Added Piru, Little Sur, Matilija, Lopez, and Sespe Creek For Study |
P.L. 102-432 |
Designated Merced; Added North Fork Merced For Study |
P.L. 102-460 |
Added Lower Delaware For Study |
P.L. 102-525 |
Added New For Study |
P.L. 102-536 |
Designated Great Egg Harbor |
1993 |
P.L. 103-162 |
Designated Maurice |
P.L. 103-170 |
Designated Red |
1994 |
P.L. 103-242 |
Designated Rio Grande; Added Rio Grande For Study |
P.L. 103-313 |
Designated Farmington |
1996 |
P.L. 104-208 |
Designated Elkhorn |
P.L. 104-311 |
Added Wekiva For Study |
P.L. 104-314 |
Designated Clarion |
P.L. 104-333 |
Hanford Reach (Columbia River), Designated Lamprey, Bluestone Boundaries, Technical Amendments |
1998 |
P.L. 105-362 |
Technical Amendment to Niobrara (Repealed National Park Study) |
1999 |
P.L. 106-20 |
Designated Sudbury, Assabet and Concord |
P.L. 106-119 |
Upper Delaware Visitor Center |
2000 |
P.L. 106-176 |
Lamprey Technical Amendments |
P.L. 106-192 |
Designated Lamprey |
P.L. 106-261 |
Designated Wilson Creek |
P.L. 106-299 |
Designated Wekiva |
P.L. 106-318 |
Added Tauton For Study |
P.L. 106-357 |
Designated White Clay Creek |
P.L. 106-399 |
Designated Donner und Blitzen, Wildhorse & Kiger Creeks |
P.L. 106-418 |
Designated Lower Delaware |
2001 |
P.L. 107-65 |
Added Eight Mile For Study |
2002 |
P.L. 107-365 |
Designated Puerto Rico Rivers |
2004 |
P.L. 108-352 |
Technical Amendments |
P.L. 108-447 |
Salmon Outfitter Camps |
2005 |
P.L. 109-44 |
Designated Upper White Salmon |
2006 |
P.L. 109-362 |
Designated Black Butte |
P.L. 109-370 |
Designated Lower Farmington |
P.L. 109-452 |
Designated Musconetcong |
2008 |
P.L. 110-229 |
Designated Eightmile |
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