{"id":143,"date":"2016-06-20T17:08:13","date_gmt":"2016-06-20T17:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/?page_id=143"},"modified":"2016-06-21T17:55:44","modified_gmt":"2016-06-21T17:55:44","slug":"wild-scenic-rivers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wild-scenic-rivers\/","title":{"rendered":"Wild and Scenic Rivers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!-- Image of resource --><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"resource-image\" src=\"..\/wp-content\/images\/resources\/wild and scenic rivers-City Creek - maybe.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild and Scenic Rivers<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> designation is reserved for free-flowing waterways that exhibit outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values. River with this designation are protected within the Wild and Scenic River System for the enjoyment of present and future generations.<a href=\"#ref\">[1]<\/a><\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"omsc-accordion\">\n<p><!-- Map --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle omsc-expanded\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Map of Data<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\" style=\"display:block\">\n<div class=\"invisible\">\n<table id=\"tablepress-64\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-64\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">url<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">useLayers<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">startVisible<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">rasterName<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">imageServer<\/th><th class=\"column-6\">resourceReference<\/th><th class=\"column-7\">DisplayOrder<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">https:\/\/services1.arcgis.com\/IAQQkLXctKHrf8Av\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/Wild_and_Scenic_River_System\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WildScenicRivers<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">1<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">http:\/\/tlamap.trustlands.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/UT_SITLA_LandOwnership\/FeatureServer<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">0<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">y<\/td><td class=\"column-4\"><\/td><td class=\"column-5\"><\/td><td class=\"column-6\">ref-WildScenicRivers<\/td><td class=\"column-7\">2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-64 from cache --><\/div>\n<div id=\"mapArea\"><\/div>\n<p><script src=\"..\/wp-content\/maps\/js\/setupMap.min.js\" type=\"text\/javascript\"><\/script><br \/>\n<a title=\"undefined\" href=\"..\/wp-content\/mxds\/WildScenicRivers.zip\" target=\"_blank\">Download mxd<\/a> The\u00a0ESRI mxd file of the services used to create the above map.\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Resource Information --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Resource Information<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act is notable for safeguarding the special character of these rivers, while also recognizing the potential for their appropriate use and development. It encourages river management that crosses political boundaries and promotes public participation in developing goals for river protection.<a href=\"#ref\">[2]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild and Scenic designation protects outstanding rivers under three categories <a href=\"#ref\">[3]<\/a>:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild rivers represent \u201cvestiges of primitive America\u201d in that they are free-flowing segments of rivers with undeveloped shorelines that typically can only be accessed via trail. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Scenic rivers are dam-free river segments with undeveloped shorelines but accessible in places by roads. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recreational rivers are more developed than Wild or Scenic river segments and can be accessed by roads.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah currently has only one river under this designation. The Virgin River was designated as a Wild and Scenic River in May 2009. \u00a0It has 145.4 miles designated as Wild, 11.3 miles as Scenic, and 12.6 miles as Recreational for a total of 169.3 miles.<a href=\"#ref\">[4]<\/a>\u00a0The National Wild and Scenic River System data shows designated rivers, but\u00a0there are no designated rivers in the WFRC counties.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Revised Forest Plan for Wasatch-Cache-Uinta National Forest has a stated goal to manage eligible river segments as Wild and Scenic Rivers (pages 1<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u2013<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15).<a href=\"#ref\">[5]<\/a> Several river segments are included in the desired future condition as eligible wild and scenic rivers, see page VIII-4.<a href=\"#ref\">[5]<\/a> \u00a0Also, Appendix VIII includes management direction for these river segments. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span id=\"tablepress-54-description\" class=\"tablepress-table-description tablepress-table-description-id-54\">Stream segments within the WFRC region eligible for Wild and Scenic designation from the Revised Forest Plan for the Wasatch-Cache-Uinta-National Forest.[5]<\/span>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-54\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-54\" aria-describedby=\"tablepress-54-description\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">River\/Stream Segment <\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Location<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Classification<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Left Fork South Fork Ogden River (Weber County)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Frost Canyon\/Bear Canyon confluence to Causey Reservoir<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Wild<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Red Butte Creek (Salt Lake County)<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Source to Red Butte Reservoir<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Scenic<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Little Cottonwood Creek (Salt Lake County<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Source to Murray City Diversion<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Recreational<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-54 from cache --><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Best Management Practices --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Best Management Practices<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild and Scenic Rivers are designated by Congress or the US Secretary of the Interior. To be eligible for designation, a river must be free-flowing and contain at least one \u201coutstandingly remarkable\u201d value (scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar value). For this purpose, free-flowing is defined as a river section that is flowing in a natural condition without impoundment, diversion, straightening, rip-rapping, or other modification of the waterway. Under this definition, a segment of a river that has been dammed upstream can still be considered for the designation. In addition, existing minor dams or diversion structures within the area do not necessarily render a river segment ineligible. Designated river segments require sound protective management based on National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) analysis. The Bureau of Land Management offers an<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/style\/medialib\/blm\/wo\/Information_Resources_Management\/policy\/blm_manual.Par.76771.File.dat\/M6400_WildScenicRivers_Final%20071312.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">online manual<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> with best practices for the management of wild, scenic, and recreational rivers.<a href=\"#ref\">[6]<\/a><\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u00a0<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Economic Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Economic Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hydropower is a powerful and underutilized source of energy in the state. It accounts for just 2% of the electricity generated in the state.<a href=\"#ref\">[7]<\/a> Other relevant considerations can be found in the Fisheries and Water Quality and Hydrology sections.<\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Impact Considerations --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Impact Considerations<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Designated rivers are typically managed by federal agencies, but can also be managed by partnerships of adjacent communities, state governments and the National Park Service allowing communities to protect their own outstanding rivers and river-related resources.<a href=\"#ref\">[8]<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Several factors may be considered when evaluating the water rights in a proposed Wild and Scenic River. One consideration is the type of designation of the river (wild, scenic, or recreational). The amount of water needed to protect the values of each section may vary depending upon the type of designation and its placement in the watershed. For example, water usage would presumably be most restricted if the river were designated as wild, while a recreational river would have the fewest restrictions of the three types.<a href=\"#ref\">[9]<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The consistency of the Wild and Scenic River designation with other organization plans should be evaluated. \u00a0River designation may help or limit efforts. For example, designation may help with protection goals while limiting engineered \u00a0flood control or irrigation measures. Sometime allowing flooding upstream reduces floods downstream and better than a channelized stream. For more \u00a0information or questions regarding Wild and Scenic River see the <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/documents\/q-a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Compendium of Questions &amp; Answers Relating to Wild &amp; Scenic Rivers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. <a href=\"#ref\">[10]<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><!-- Data Table --><br \/>\n<div class=\"omsc-toggle\"><div class=\"omsc-toggle-title\">Data Download<\/div><div class=\"omsc-toggle-inner\">\n<div class=\"download-icons\">\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span> GIS Data <span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span> Map Service <span class=\"wp-svg-screen screen\"><\/span> Web Map <span class=\"wp-svg-file file\"><\/span> Document\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-table table\"><\/span> Tabular Data\u00a0<span class=\"wp-svg-globe globe\"><\/span> Website<\/div>\n\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-40\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-40\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Data Name<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Data Explanation<\/th><th class=\"column-3\">Publication Date<\/th><th class=\"column-4\">Spatial Accuracy<\/th><th class=\"column-5\">Contact<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody class=\"row-striping row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Land Ownership<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/gis.utah.gov\/data\/sgid-cadastre\/land-ownership\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-stack stack\"><\/span> <\/a> , <a href=\"http:\/\/tlamap.trustlands.utah.gov\/arcgis\/rest\/services\/UT_SITLA_LandOwnership\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Surface Land Ownership; use Admin field to identify administrative agency<\/td><td class=\"column-3\">Updated Weekly<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:24,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">State of Utah School and Institutional Trust Lands Administration (SITLA).<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/trustlands.utah.gov\/resources\/maps\/\" target=\"_blank\">GIS Group<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">National Wild and Scenic River System<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/services1.arcgis.com\/IAQQkLXctKHrf8Av\/ArcGIS\/rest\/services\/Wild_and_Scenic_River_System\/FeatureServer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"wp-svg-target target\"><\/span><\/a><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">River segments from USFS, BLM, FWS, and NPS  <\/td><td class=\"column-3\">2009<\/td><td class=\"column-4\">1:24,000<\/td><td class=\"column-5\">National Atlas of the  United States<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-40 from cache -->\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- References --><\/p>\n<h3>References<\/h3>\n<div id=\"ref\"><\/div>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. n.d. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/wsr-act.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">About the WSR Act<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 1\/21\/16. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. n.d. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/national-system.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A National System<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 2\/3\/16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U. S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Land Management. 2015. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/wo\/st\/en\/prog\/blm_special_areas\/NLCS\/Rivers.html\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild And Scenic Rivers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 1\/21\/16. \u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. n.d. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/rivers\/virgin.php\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Virgin River, Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 2\/3\/16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U. S. Forest Service. 2003. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.fs.usda.gov\/Internet\/FSE_DOCUMENTS\/stelprdb5354094.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Revised Forest Plan for the Wasatch -Cache National Forest<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, February.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">U. S. Bureau of Land Management. 2012. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.blm.gov\/style\/medialib\/blm\/wo\/Information_Resources_Management\/policy\/blm_manual.Par.76771.File.dat\/M6400_WildScenicRivers_Final%20071312.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild and Scenic Rivers &#8211; Policy and Program Direction for Identification, Evaluation, Planning, and Management<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Utah Governor\u2019s Office of Energy Development. 2016. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/energy.utah.gov\/resource-areas\/renewable-energy\/resource-profile-hydro-energy-utah\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Resource Profile: Hydro Energy in Utah<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 2\/17\/2016. <\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">US Department of the Interior, National Park Service. 2010. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.nps.gov\/pwsr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Partnership Wild &amp; Scenic Rivers<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Accessed: 2\/3\/16.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Brougher, C. 2009. <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/documents\/crs-water-rights-2009.pdf\" target=\"_blank\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wild And Scenic River Act and Federal Water Rights.<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Congressional Research Service.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Marsh, G. 2014. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.rivers.gov\/documents\/q-a.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">A Compendium of Questions and Answers Relating to Wild &amp;\u00a0Scenic Rivers<\/a>. A Technical Report of the Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Wild and Scenic Rivers designation is reserved for free-flowing waterways that exhibit outstanding natural, cultural, and recreational values. River with this designation are protected within the Wild and Scenic River System for the enjoyment of present and future generations.[1] &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wild-scenic-rivers\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"resources_page.php","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-143","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=143"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":144,"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/143\/revisions\/144"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wfrc.org\/new_wfrc\/crmp\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=143"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}