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<br />003389 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />Scenic River, as well as the site of the proposed McPhee Dam, also has <br />estimates for boater use in 1976, based on BLM and Forest Service obser- <br />vations. <br />Boater data is divided into two major sectors: commercial and non- <br />commercial (or private). Canoeing and kayaking are usually private, as <br />is some rafting. Commercial rafting is becoming a big business in this <br />state and more and more frequently conflicts' arise between the t,wo sectors <br />over who has more "right" to a certain stretch of river. There are private <br /> <br /> <br />boaters who would like to see commercial use of rivers in the state elimi- <br /> <br /> <br />nated, and the opposite is just as true. A third sector, the educational <br /> <br /> <br />classification, is somewhat in limbo. Usually included in the private <br /> <br /> <br />sector or listed in its own right, some non-profit organizations are <br /> <br /> <br />declaring themselves commercial in order to obtain a larger allocation of <br /> <br /> <br />user-days. With the formulation of new management plans their status might <br /> <br /> <br />further change. The commercial/non-commercial conflict is a delicate <br /> <br /> <br />situation, one not easily resolved. <br /> <br /> <br />The figures in this report are based on an activity-day (or user-day) <br /> <br /> <br />count, defined as the number of people per day on a particular stretch of <br /> <br /> <br />river (a four day trip of twelve people would equal forty-eight user-days). <br /> <br /> <br />This choice makes it possible to standardize future use figures. <br /> <br /> <br />The rivers are listed according to the six major drainage patterns <br /> <br /> <br />in the state. Details of use are then presented for commonly boated sections. <br /> <br /> <br />Due to considerable overlap in the stretches being run, some river sections <br /> <br /> <br />have been combined into longer, more workable stretches. Many starting and <br /> <br /> <br />ending points are known by different names locally, being defined by bridges, <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />-8- <br />