Wild and Scenic Rivers Act

• Description: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• State: CO
• Date: 8/29/2007
• Title: Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
• Water Supply Pro - Doc Type: Legislation

Wild and Scenic Rivers Act Page 37 of 50
of the Ottawa National Forest in section 12, township 48 north, range 35 west.
(122) Sturgeon, Hiawatha National Forest, Michigan. -- The 18.1 -mile segment from Sixteen
Mile Lake to the north line of section 26, township 43 north, range 19 west.
(123) Tahquamenon, Michigan. -- The 103.5 -mile segment as follows: (A) The 90 -mile segment
of the mainstream beginning at the source in section 21, township 47 north, range 12 west, to the mouth
at Whitefish Bay; and (B) the 13.5 -mile segment of the east branch from the western boundary of the
Hiawatha National Forest in section 19, township 46 north, range 6 west, to its confluence with the
mainstream.
(124) Whitefish, Michigan. -- The 26 -mile segment of the West Branch Whitefish from its
source in section 26, township 46 north, range 23 west, to County Road 444.
(125) Clarion, Pennsylvania. -- The segment of the main stem of the river from Ridgway to its
confluence with the Allegheny River. The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct the study of such
segment.
(126) Mill Creek, Jefferson and Clarion Counties, Pennsylvania. -- The segment of the main
stem of the creek from its headwaters near Gumbert Hill in Jefferson County, downstream to the
confluence with the Clarion River.
(127) Piru Creek, California. -- The segment of the main stem of the Creek from its source
downstream to the maximum pool of Pyramid Lake and the segment of the main stem of the Creek
beginning 300 feet below the dam at Pyramid Lake downstream to the maximum pool at Lake Piru, for a
total distance of approximately 49 miles.33
(128) Little Sur River, California. -- The segment of the main stem of the river from its
headwaters downstream to the Pacific Ocean, a distance of approximately 23 miles. The Secretary of
Agriculture shall consult with the Big Sur Multiagency Advisory Council during the study of the river.
(129) Matilija Creek, California. -- The segment from its headwaters to its junction with
Murietta Canyon, a distance of approximately 16 miles.
(130) Lopez Creek, California. -- The segments from its headwaters to Lopez Reservoir, a
distance of approximately 11 miles.
(13 1) Sespe Creek, California. -- The segment from Chorro Grande Canyon downstream to its
confluence with Rock Creek and Howard Creek, a distance of about 10.5 miles.
(132) North Fork Merced, California. -- The segment from its headwaters to its confluence with
the Merced River, by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior.
(133) Delaware River, Pennsylvania and New Jersey. -- (A) The approximately 3.6 -mile
segment from the Erie Lackawanna Railroad Bridge to the southern tip of Dildine Island; (B) the
approximately 2 -mile segment from the southern tip of Mack Island to the northern border of the town
of Belvidere, New Jersey; (C) the approximately 12.5 -mile segment from the southern border of the
town of Belvidere, New Jersey, to the northern border of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania, excluding
river mile 196.0 to 193.8; (D) the approximately 9.5 -mile segment from the southern border of the town
of Phillipsburg, New Jersey, to a point just north of the Gilbert Generating Station; (E) the
approximately 14.2 -mile segment from a point just south of the Gilbert Generating Station to a point just
north of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station; (F) the approximately 6.5 -mile segment from a point just
south of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station to the north side of the Route 202 bridge; (G) the
approximately 6 -mile segment from the southern boundary of the town of New Hope, Pennsylvania to
the town of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania; (H) the Cook's Creek tributary; (I) the Tinicum Creek
tributary; (J) the Tohickon Creek tributary.
(134) New River, West Virginia and Virginia. -- The segment defined by public lands
commencing at the U.S. Route 460 bridge over the New River in Virginia to the maximum summer pool
elevation (one thousand four hundred and ten feet above mean sea level) of Bluestone Lake in West
Virginia; by the Secretary of the Interior. Nothing in this Act shall affect or impair the management of
the Bluestone project or the authority of any department, agency or instrumentality of the United States
to carry out the project purposes of that project as of the date of enactment of this paragraph. The study
of the river segment identified in this paragraph shall be completed and reported on within one year after
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