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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. 4449 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain river segments 

in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic 

Rivers System, and for other purposes. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JUNE 4, 2024 

Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. MERKLEY) introduced the following bill; 

which was read twice and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

certain river segments in the State of Oregon as components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, 

and for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘River Democracy Act’’. 

5 SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. 

6 In this Act: 


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1 (1) COVERED SEGMENT.—The term ‘‘covered 

2 segment’’ means a river segment designated by this 

3 Act or an amendment made by this Act. 

4 (2) SECRETARY CONCERNED.—The term ‘‘Sec5 retary concerned’’ means— 

6 (A) the Secretary of the Interior, with re7 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic8 tion of the Secretary of the Interior; and 

9 (B) the Secretary of Agriculture, with re10 spect to a covered segment under the jurisdic11 tion of the Secretary of Agriculture. 

12 (3) STATE.—The term ‘‘State’’ means the State 

13 of Oregon. 

14 SEC. 3. ADMINISTRATION OF COMPONENTS OF THE NA15 TIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM. 

16 Section 10 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

17 U.S.C. 1281) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 

18 inserting the following: 

19 ‘‘(e) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.—The head of the 

20 Federal agency responsible for the administration of a 

21 component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Sys22 tem— 

23 ‘‘(1) may enter into a written cooperative agree24 ment with a Tribal Government, the Governor of a 

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1 priate official of a political subdivision of a State to 

2 provide for Tribal, State, or local governmental par3 ticipation in the administration of the component; 

4 and 

5 ‘‘(2) shall encourage Indian Tribes, States, and 

6 political subdivisions of States to cooperate in the 

7 planning and administration of components of the 

8 National Wild and Scenic Rivers System that in9 clude or adjoin land owned by the Indian Tribe, 

10 State, or a political subdivision of the State or land 

11 held in trust for the Indian Tribe, as applicable.’’. 

12 SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATION OF COVERED SEGMENTS. 

13 (a) COMPREHENSIVE MANAGEMENT PLAN FOR COV14 ERED SEGMENTS.— 

15 (1) IN GENERAL.—Not later than the end of 

16 the first fiscal year beginning after the date of en17 actment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall 

18 publish an implementation plan for each covered 

19 segment that— 

20 (A) describes a schedule for completing the 

21 comprehensive river management plan for the 

22 covered segment; and 

23 (B) notwithstanding section 3(d) of the 

24 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

25 1274(d)), requires that— 


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1 (i) the date for initiating the com2 prehensive river management plan for the 

3 covered segment under the schedule pub4 lished under subparagraph (A) shall be the 

5 earlier of— 

6 (I) the date of the initiation of 

7 the next applicable plan revision; and 

8 (II) the end of the 10th full fiscal 

9 year beginning after the date of enact10 ment of this Act; and 

11 (ii) the date for completing the com12 prehensive river management plan for the 

13 covered segment under the schedule pub14 lished under subparagraph (A) shall be not 

15 later than 5 years after the initiation date 

16 described in clause (i). 

17 (2) REDUCING CATASTROPHIC WILDFIRE

18 RISKS.—As part of the development of a comprehen19 sive management plan under paragraph (1) or the 

20 updating of such a plan, the Secretary concerned, in 

21 a manner consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

22 Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), shall— 

23 (A) assess with respect to the applicable 

24 covered segment— 


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1 (i) the probable risk of 

2 uncharacteristic wildfires degrading river 

3 values; 

4 (ii) the risk of wildfires to public safe5 ty; 

6 (iii) the need for non-native or 

7 invasive species removal, including the re8 moval of— 

9 (I) western juniper; 

10 (II) noxious weeds; or 

11 (III) other non-native or invasive 

12 species, as determined by the Sec13 retary concerned to be ecologically ap14 propriate; 

15 (iv) the adequacy of existing evacu16 ation routes for communities located near 

17 the applicable covered segment; and 

18 (v) the role of fire in meeting long19 term resource management objectives, in20 cluding the protection and enhancement of 

21 outstandingly remarkable values and water 

22 quality; 

23 (B) determine the appropriate use of pre24 scribed fire to meet long-term resource manage25 ment objectives; and 


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1 (C) identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes 

2 treatments and other management activities 

3 that can be implemented on the Federal land 

4 covered by the wildfire assessment under sub5 paragraph (A) (other than Federal land des6 ignated as a component of the National Wilder7 ness Preservation System) to mitigate wildfire 

8 risk to communities located near the applicable 

9 Federal land. 

10 (3) WILDLAND FIRE TREATMENTS.—The Sec11 retary concerned, in a manner consistent with the 

12 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et 

13 seq.), shall continue to reduce the risk of wildland 

14 fire in riparian areas of covered segments as part of 

15 an integrated approach to reducing hazardous fuels 

16 at the landscape level. 

17 (4) CULTURALLY SIGNIFICANT NATIVE SPECIES

18 MANAGEMENT.—On request of an applicable Indian 

19 Tribe, as part of the development of a comprehen20 sive management plan under paragraph (1) or the 

21 updating of such a plan, the Secretary concerned, in 

22 a manner consistent with section 3 of the Wild and 

23 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274), shall— 

24 (A) assess culturally significant native spe25 cies, including traditional foods such as 


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1 huckleberry, chokecherry, camas, wocus, and 

2 wapato; 

3 (B) develop a culturally significant native 

4 species management plan for applicable areas to 

5 increase the resiliency of the species; and 

6 (C) consult with the requesting Indian 

7 Tribe to develop the management plan and to 

8 meet long-term species management objectives. 

9 (5) ECOLOGICAL FUNCTION.—As part of the 

10 development of a comprehensive management plan 

11 under paragraph (1) or the updating of such a plan, 

12 the Secretary concerned, in a manner consistent 

13 with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

14 1271 et seq.), may develop and implement projects, 

15 through a collaborative process, to improve the eco16 logical function of the ecosystem if environmental 

17 analysis indicates that the projects are appropriate. 

18 (6) SUBMISSION.—On completion of a com19 prehensive management plan under paragraph (1) or 

20 any update to such a plan, the Secretary concerned 

21 shall submit the plan to each applicable board of 

22 county commissioners and Tribal government. 

23 (b) COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATES AND

24 INDIAN TRIBES.—In administering wild and scenic river 

25 segments in the State, the Secretary concerned may enter 


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1 into cooperative agreements with the State, any political 

2 subdivision of the State, or a Tribal government for the 

3 rendering, on a reimbursable or nonreimbursable basis, 

4 of— 

5 (1) rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement 

6 services; and 

7 (2) cooperative assistance by nearby law en8 forcement and fire management agencies. 

9 (c) RESTORATION OF CERTAIN WILD AND SCENIC

10 RIVER SEGMENTS.— 

11 (1) IN GENERAL.—Subject to the availability of 

12 appropriations, the Secretary concerned may restore 

13 components of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers 

14 System in the State that— 

15 (A) provide drinking water for downstream 

16 communities; or 

17 (B) have been degraded by catastrophic 

18 wildfire. 

19 (2) AUTHORIZED ACTIVITIES AND PROJECTS.— 

20 Consistent with the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

21 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.) (including any regulations 

22 issued under that Act), the Secretary concerned may 

23 authorize any activity or project for a covered seg24 ment, the primary purpose of which is— 

25 (A) river restoration; 


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1 (B) the recovery of a species listed as en2 dangered or threatened under the Endangered 

3 Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.); 

4 or 

5 (C) restoring ecological or hydrological 

6 function. 

7 (d) PRIVATE RIGHTS, PRIVILEGES, OR CON8 TRACTS.— 

9 (1) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with section 

10 12(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

11 1283(b)), nothing in this Act or an amendment 

12 made by this Act abrogates any existing right, privi13 lege, or contract affecting Federal land held by any 

14 private person without the consent of the person. 

15 (2) EFFECTS.—Nothing in this Act or an 

16 amendment made by this Act affects the ability of— 

17 (A) the holder of any existing right, privi18 lege, or contract to maintain or repair facilities 

19 used to exercise the existing right, privilege, or 

20 contract, including the right to maintain and 

21 repair facilities used to exercise valid existing 

22 rights; or 

23 (B) an owner of private inholdings within, 

24 or land adjacent to, a covered segment to ob25 tain a permit or easement from any Federal 


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1 agency with jurisdiction in the covered segment 

2 to use, access, or maintain the land of the 

3 owner. 

4 (3) CONSENT REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION.— 

5 No land or interest in land located within the bound6 aries of a covered segment may be acquired by the 

7 Secretary concerned without the consent of the 

8 owner of the land or interest in land, including ac9 cess across the covered segment, subject to such 

10 terms and conditions as the Secretary concerned de11 termines necessary to protect the resources and val12 ues of the covered segment. 

13 (e) UTILITY ACTIVITIES.—Nothing in this Act or an 

14 amendment made by this Act affects— 

15 (1) the operation, maintenance, modification, or 

16 replacement of existing— 

17 (A) utility lines, including power lines and 

18 power line systems; or 

19 (B) utility infrastructure; 

20 (2) permitted and licensed utility activities 

21 within a covered segment; or 

22 (3) the authority of the Federal Energy Regu23 latory Commission to determine pursuant to section 

24 30 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 823a) that 

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1 fied, or replacement conduit meets the qualifying cri2 teria to be a qualifying conduit hydropower facility 

3 under that section. 

4 (f) WATER RIGHTS.—Nothing in this Act or an 

5 amendment made by this Act affects valid existing water 

6 rights, including— 

7 (1) any interstate water compact in existence 

8 on the date of enactment of this Act (including full 

9 development of any apportionment made in accord10 ance with the compact); 

11 (2) water rights in the State; or 

12 (3) water rights held by the United States. 

13 (g) TRIBAL LAND AND TREATY RIGHTS.— 

14 (1) IN GENERAL.—Any land owned by an In15 dian Tribe or held in trust by the United States for 

16 the benefit of an Indian Tribe or member of an In17 dian Tribe shall not be included within the bound18 aries of a covered segment without the express con19 sent of the applicable Tribal government. 

20 (2) CONSULTATION.—With respect to a covered 

21 segment that includes land described in paragraph 

22 (1), the Secretary concerned shall, as appropriate, 

23 consult, and enter into written cooperative manage24 ment agreements, with the applicable Indian Tribe 

25 for the planning, administration, and management 


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1 of the covered segment, in accordance with section 

2 10(e) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1281(e)). 

4 (3) EFFECT OF ACT.—Nothing in this Act or 

5 an amendment made by this Act affects, within a 

6 covered segment— 

7 (A) the jurisdiction or responsibilities of an 

8 Indian Tribe with respect to the management of 

9 fish, wildlife, land, or water; 

10 (B) the treaty or other rights of an Indian 

11 Tribe; 

12 (C) the claims of an Indian Tribe to water 

13 or land; 

14 (D) the rights or jurisdiction of Indian 

15 Tribes over water or any groundwater resource; 

16 or 

17 (E) the beneficial ownership interest of— 

18 (i) land held in trust by the United 

19 States for an Indian Tribe; 

20 (ii) land held by an Indian Tribe; or 

21 (iii) a member of an Indian Tribe. 

22 (h) EFFECT ON WILDFIRE MANAGEMENT.—Nothing 

23 in this Act or an amendment made by this Act alters the 

24 authority of the Secretary concerned (in cooperation with 

25 other Federal, State, and local agencies, as appropriate) 


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1 to conduct wildland fire operations within a covered seg2 ment, including the construction of temporary roads if re3 quired for public safety, consistent with— 

4 (1) the purposes of the Wild and Scenic Rivers 

5 Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.); and 

6 (2) the protection and enhancement of the out7 standingly remarkable values of the covered segment 

8 under section 10(a) of that Act (16 U.S.C. 1281(a)). 

9 (i) STREAM GAUGES.—Consistent with the Wild and 

10 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Secretary 

11 concerned may carry out activities at United States Geo12 logical Survey stream gauges that are located on a covered 

13 segment, including flow measurements and operation, 

14 maintenance, and replacement. 

15 (j) LIVESTOCK GRAZING.—The Secretary concerned 

16 may permit livestock grazing in a covered segment, in ac17 cordance with— 

18 (1) the grazing laws applicable to permits on 

19 National Forest System land or public land adminis20 tered by the Bureau of Land Management, as appli21 cable (including regulations); and 

22 (2) other applicable laws. 


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1 SEC. 5. BOUNDARIES AND MINERAL WITHDRAWAL FOR 

2 CERTAIN COMPONENTS OF THE NATIONAL 

3 WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM IN THE 

4 STATE OF OREGON. 

5 (a) BOUNDARIES FOR CERTAIN WILD AND SCENIC

6 RIVERS IN THE STATE OF OREGON.— 

7 (1) IN GENERAL.—Notwithstanding section 

8 3(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1274(b)) and subject to paragraph (2), in the case 

10 of a segment that is designated as a component of 

11 the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the 

12 State on or after the date of enactment of this Act, 

13 the boundaries shall include an average of 640 acres 

14 of land per mile measured from the ordinary high 

15 water mark on both sides of the river. 

16 (2) LIMITATIONS.— 

17 (A) EXISTING COMPONENTS.—The re18 quirement under paragraph (1) shall not apply 

19 to any segment of a component of the National 

20 Wild and Scenic Rivers System in the State 

21 that was designated before the date of enact22 ment of this Act. 

23 (B) ADJUSTMENTS.—Any adjustment or 

24 addition to a segment in the State that was 

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1 actment of this Act shall not affect the applica2 ble management boundary in effect before that 

3 date of enactment. 

4 (b) COMPREHENSIVE MINERAL WITHDRAWAL WITH5 IN THE STATE OF OREGON.—Subject to valid existing 

6 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of a compo7 nent of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System in 

8 the State is withdrawn from all forms of— 

9 (1) entry, appropriation, or disposal under the 

10 public land laws; 

11 (2) location, entry, and patent under the mining 

12 laws; and 

13 (3) disposition under all laws relating to min14 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

15 SEC. 6. ADDITIONS TO EXISTING COMPONENTS OF THE NA16 TIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM. 

17 (a) ROGUE RIVER.—Section 3(a)(5)(B) of the Wild 

18 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)(B)) is 

19 amended by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(xxxv) QUOSATANA CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 8.6-mile segment of Quosatana 

22 Creek from and including the headwaters 

23 to the confluence with the Rogue River, as 

24 a scenic river. 

25 ‘‘(xxxvi) SHASTA COSTA CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) UPPER SHASTA COSTA

2 CREEK.—The approximately 13.9-mile 

3 segment of Shasta Costa Creek from 

4 and including the headwaters to the 

5 mainstem Rogue Wild and Scenic 

6 River detailed boundary, as a wild 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(II) LOWER SHASTA COSTA

9 CREEK.—The approximately 0.2-mile 

10 segment of Shasta Costa Creek from 

11 the mainstem Rogue Wild and Scenic 

12 River protective corridor boundary to 

13 the confluence with the Rogue River, 

14 as a recreational river.’’. 

15 (b) SNAKE, IDAHO AND OREGON.—Section 3(a) of 

16 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

17 amended by striking paragraph (12) and inserting the fol18 lowing: 

19 ‘‘(12) SNAKE, IDAHO AND OREGON.— 

20 ‘‘(A) WILD RIVER; SCENIC RIVER.— 

21 ‘‘(i) WILD RIVER.—The segment from 

22 Hells Canyon Dam downstream to Pitts23 burgh Landing, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(ii) SCENIC RIVER.—The segment 

25 from Pittsburgh Landing downstream to 


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1 an eastward extension of the border be2 tween the States of Oregon and Wash3 ington, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg5 ments described in subparagraph (A), there are 

6 designated the following segments, to be admin7 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture: 

8 ‘‘(i) CACHE CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 4.1-mile segment of Cache Creek 

10 from and including the headwaters to the 

11 confluence with the Snake River, as a wild 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) JIM CREEK.—The approximately 

14 1.7-mile segment of Jim Creek from the 

15 confluence of the North and South Forks 

16 of Jim Creek to the confluence with the 

17 Snake River, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) COOK CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 11.8-mile segment of Cook Creek 

20 from and including the headwaters to the 

21 confluence with the Snake River, as a wild 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(iv) FIVE POINTS CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 2.9-mile segment of Five 

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1 waters to the confluence with Cook Creek, 

2 as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(v) CHERRY CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

5 7.3-mile segment of Cherry Creek 

6 from and including the headwaters 

7 (including Buckhorn Spring) to the 

8 confluence with Makin Creek, as a 

9 recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi11 mately 4.2-mile segment of Cherry 

12 Creek from the confluence with Makin 

13 Creek to the confluence with the 

14 Snake River, as a wild river.’’. 

15 (c) ILLINOIS, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(54) of the Wild 

16 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(54)) is amend17 ed— 

18 (1) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The seg19 ment from’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The segment from’’; 

21 and 

22 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

23 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg24 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

25 designated the following stream segments that 


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1 are tributaries to the segment described in that 

2 subparagraph, to be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture, except as otherwise pro4 vided, in the following classes: 

5 ‘‘(i) EAST FORK ILLINOIS RIVER

6 UPPER MAINSTEM AND TRIBUTARIES.— 

7 ‘‘(I) UPPERMOST EAST FORK IL8 LINOIS RIVER.— 

9 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi10 mately 8.4-mile segment of the 

11 East Fork Illinois River from 

12 and including the headwaters to 

13 the confluence with Bybee Gulch, 

14 as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(bb) LOWER.—The ap16 proximately 1.4-mile segment of 

17 the East Fork Illinois River from 

18 the confluence with Bybee Gulch 

19 to the north boundary of T. 41 

20 S., R. 8 W., sec. 15, Willamette 

21 Meridian, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(II) DUNN CREEK.— 

23 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi24 mately 5.8-mile segment of Dunn 

25 Creek from and including the 


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1 headwaters on Lookout Mountain 

2 to the confluence with Poker 

3 Creek, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(bb) MIDDLE.—The ap5 proximately 1.9-mile segment of 

6 Dunn Creek from the confluence 

7 with Poker Creek to the north 

8 boundary of T. 18 N., R. 5 E., 

9 sec. 2, Humboldt Meridian, as a 

10 scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(cc) LOWER.—The approxi12 mately 0.8-mile segment of Dunn 

13 Creek from the west boundary of 

E1⁄2SE1 14 ⁄4 sec. 34, T. 19 N., R. 5 

15 E., Humboldt Meridian, to the 

16 confluence with the East Fork Il17 linois River, as a recreational 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(III) POKER CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi21 mately 1.6-mile segment of Poker 

22 Creek from and including the 

23 headwaters to 100 feet above 

24 Forest Road 4904–060, as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(bb) LOWER.—The ap2 proximately 1.7-mile segment of 

3 Power Creek from 100 feet above 

4 Forest Road 4904–060 to the 

5 confluence with Dunn Creek, as a 

6 scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) SUCKER CREEK, ALTHOUSE

8 CREEK, AND TRIBUTARIES.— 

9 ‘‘(I) SUCKER CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 12-mile segment of Suck11 er Creek from 0.01 miles above Forest 

12 Service Road 098 to the north bound13 ary of T. 39 S., R. 7 W., sec. 25, Wil14 lamette Meridian, to be administered 

15 by the Secretary of Agriculture and 

16 the Secretary of the Interior as a rec17 reational river. 

18 ‘‘(II) LEFT FORK SUCKER

19 CREEK.—The approximately 4.7-mile 

20 segment of the Left Fork Sucker 

21 Creek from and including the head22 waters to the confluence with Sucker 

23 Creek, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(III) BOLAN CREEK.—The ap25 proximately 4-mile segment of Bolan 


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1 Creek from 0.01 miles below Bolan 

2 Lake, to the confluence with Sucker 

3 Creek, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(IV) GRAYBACK CREEK AND

5 TRIBUTARIES.—The approximately 

6 7.8-mile segment of Grayback Creek 

7 from and including the headwaters 

8 (including Little Creek, Fan Creek, 

9 and Elk Creek) to the confluence with 

10 Sucker Creek, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(V) ALTHOUSE CREEK.—The 

12 approximately 6.8-mile segment of 

13 Althouse Creek from the confluence 

14 with the West Fork Althouse Creek to 

15 the north boundary of T. 40 S., R. 7 

16 W., sec. 9, Willamette Meridian, to be 

17 administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture and the Secretary of the Inte19 rior as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(VI) LIMESTONE CREEK.—The 

21 approximately 3.4-mile segment of 

22 Limestone Creek from and including 

23 the headwaters to the confluence with 

24 Sucker Creek, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) WEST FORK ILLINOIS RIVER WA2 TERSHED.— 

3 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

4 7.2-mile segment of the West Fork Il5 linois River from and including the 

6 headwaters to the east boundary of T. 

7 40 S., R. 9 W., sec. 27, Willamette 

8 Meridian, to be administered by the 

9 Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec10 retary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(II) MIDDLE.—The approxi12 mately 1.4-mile segment of the West 

13 Fork Illinois River from the west 

14 boundary of T. 40 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

15 17, Willamette Meridian, to the north 

boundary of SE1⁄4NE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 17, T. 40 

17 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Meridian, to 

18 be administered by the Secretary of 

19 the Interior as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(III) WHISKEY CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi22 mately 3.9-mile segment of Whis23 key Creek from and including the 

24 headwaters to the east boundary 


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1 of T. 41 S., R. 9 W., sec. 8, Wil2 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(bb) LOWER.—The ap4 proximately 0.3-mile segment of 

5 Whiskey Creek from the east 

6 boundary of T. 41 S., R. 9 W., 

7 sec. 8, Willamette Meridian, to 

8 the confluence with the West 

9 Fork Illinois River, to be admin10 istered by the Secretary of the 

11 Interior as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(IV) ROUGH AND READY CREEK

13 WATERSHED.— 

14 ‘‘(aa) UPPER WATER15 SHED.—The watershed of Rough 

16 and Ready Creek upstream of the 

17 north boundary of 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1 18 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 40 

19 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, 

20 as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(bb) MIDDLE MAINSTEM.— 

22 The approximately 3-mile seg23 ment of Rough and Ready Creek 

24 from the north boundary of 

SW1⁄4SW1⁄4NW1 25 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 40 


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1 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, 

2 to the east boundary of T. 40 S., 

3 R. 9 W., sec. 13, Willamette Me4 ridian, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(cc) LOWER MAINSTEM.— 

6 The approximately 1.7-mile seg7 ment of Rough and Ready Creek 

8 from the east boundary of T. 40 

9 S., R. 9 W., sec. 13, Willamette 

10 Meridian, to the confluence with 

11 the West Fork Illinois River, to 

12 be administered by the Secretary 

13 of the Interior as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(V) PARKER CREEK.—The ap15 proximately 1.9-mile segment of 

16 Parker Creek from and including the 

17 headwaters to the east boundary of T. 

18 40 S., R. 9 W., sec. 11, Willamette 

19 Meridian, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(VI) NO NAME CREEK.—The 

21 approximately 2.5-mile segment of an 

22 unnamed stream, locally known as 

23 ‘No Name Creek’, from and including 

the headwaters in SE1 24 ⁄4 sec. 3, T. 40 

25 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, to 


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1 the confluence with Rough and Ready 

2 Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(VII) WOODCOCK CREEK.—The 

4 approximately 2-mile segment from 

5 and including the headwaters to the 

east boundary of SW1⁄4SW1 6 ⁄4 sec. 31, 

7 T. 39 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Merid8 ian, to be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture and the Sec10 retary of the Interior as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) JOSEPHINE CREEK WATER12 SHED.— 

13 ‘‘(I) JOSEPHINE CREEK.— 

14 ‘‘(aa) UPPER JOSEPHINE

15 CREEK.—The approximately 8.7- 

16 mile segment of Josephine Creek 

17 from and including the head18 waters to the confluence with 

19 Canyon Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(bb) LOWER JOSEPHINE

21 CREEK.—The approximately 4.4- 

22 mile segment of Josephine Creek 

23 from the confluence with Canyon 

24 Creek to the confluence with the 

25 Illinois River, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(II) CANYON CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 5.9-mile segment of Can3 yon Creek from and including the 

4 headwaters to the confluence with Jo5 sephine Creek, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(III) SEBASTOPOL CREEK.— 

7 The approximately 2.4-mile segment 

8 of Sebastopol Creek from and includ9 ing the headwaters to the confluence 

10 with Canyon Creek, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(IV) FIDDLER GULCH.—The 

12 approximately 4-mile segment of Fid13 dler Gulch from and including the 

14 headwaters to the confluence with Jo15 sephine Creek, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(v) ILLINOIS RIVER CANYON TRIBU17 TARY WATERSHEDS.— 

18 ‘‘(I) SIXMILE CREEK.—The ap19 proximately 5.5-mile segment of 

20 Sixmile Creek from and including the 

21 headwaters to the confluence with the 

22 Illinois River, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(II) FALL CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 5-mile segment of Fall 

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1 waters to the confluence with the Illi2 nois River, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(III) RANCHERIA CREEK.—The 

4 approximately 5.1-mile segment of 

5 Rancheria Creek from and including 

6 the headwaters to the confluence with 

7 the West Fork Rancheria Creek, as a 

8 wild river. 

9 ‘‘(IV) WEST FORK RANCHERIA

10 CREEK.—The approximately 3.3-mile 

11 segment of Rancheria Creek from and 

12 including the headwaters to the con13 fluence with the West Fork Rancheria 

14 Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(V) DAILEY CREEK.—The ap16 proximately 3.6-mile segment of 

17 Dailey Creek from and including the 

18 headwaters to the confluence with the 

19 Illinois River, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(VI) SALMON CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 1.9-mile segment of Salm22 on Creek from and including the 

23 headwaters to the confluence with the 

24 Illinois River, as a wild river. 

25 ‘‘(vi) BRIGGS CREEK WATERSHED.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) BRIGGS CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 16-mile segment of 

3 Briggs Creek from and including the 

4 headwaters to the confluence with the 

5 Illinois River, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(II) HORSE CREEK.—The ap7 proximately 3.6-mile segment of 

8 Horse Creek from and including the 

9 headwaters to the confluence with 

10 Briggs Creek, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(III) ONION CREEK.—The ap12 proximately 6.5-mile segment of 

13 Onion Creek from and including the 

14 headwaters to the confluence with 

15 Briggs Creek, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(IV) SOLDIER CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 4.7-mile segment of Sol18 dier Creek from and including the 

19 headwaters to the confluence with 

20 Briggs Creek, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(vii) SILVER AND INDIGO CREEKS

22 WATERSHEDS.— 

23 ‘‘(I) INDIGO CREEK.— 

24 ‘‘(aa) MAINSTEM.—The ap25 proximately 8.1-mile segment of 


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1 Indigo Creek from the confluence 

2 of West Fork Indigo Creek and 

3 East Fork Indigo Creek to the 

4 confluence with the Illinois River, 

5 as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(bb) EAST FORK.—The ap7 proximately 12.8-mile segment of 

8 East Fork Indigo Creek from 

9 and including the headwaters to 

10 the confluence with West Fork 

11 Indigo Creek, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(cc) SNAIL CREEK.—The 

13 approximately 4.6-mile segment 

14 of Snail Creek from and includ15 ing the headwaters to the con16 fluence with West Fork Indigo 

17 Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(II) SILVER CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(aa) MAINSTEM.— 

20 ‘‘(AA) UPPER.—The 

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1 vate land in T. 36 S., R. 9 

2 W., sec. 5, Willamette Me3 ridian, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(BB) LOWER.—The 

5 approximately 13-mile seg6 ment of Silver Creek from 

7 the boundary between public 

8 land and private land in T. 

9 36 S., R. 9 W., sec. 5, Wil10 lamette Meridian, to the 

11 confluence with the Illinois 

12 River, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(bb) NORTH FORK.— 

14 ‘‘(AA) UPPER.—The 

15 approximately 6-mile seg16 ment from and including the 

17 headwaters downstream to 

18 the western edge of the Bu19 reau of Land Management 

20 boundary in T. 35 S., R. 9 

21 W., sec. 17, Willamette Me22 ridian, to be administered by 

23 the Secretary of the Interior 

24 as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(BB) LOWER.—The 

2 approximately 8.7-mile seg3 ment of North Fork Silver 

4 Creek from the western edge 

5 of the Bureau of Land Man6 agement boundary in T. 35 

7 S., R. 9 W., sec. 17, Willam8 ette Meridian, to the con9 fluence with Silver Creek, as 

10 a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(cc) TRIBUTARIES.— 

12 ‘‘(AA) LITTLE SILVER

13 CREEK.—The approximately 

14 7-mile segment of Little Sil15 ver Creek from and includ16 ing the headwaters to the 

17 confluence with Silver Creek, 

18 as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(BB) TODD CREEK.— 

20 The approximately 5-mile 

21 segment of Todd Creek from 

22 and including the head23 waters to the confluence 

24 with Silver Creek, as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) LAWSON CREEK.— 

2 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi3 mately 15-mile segment of Lawson 

4 Creek from and including the head5 waters to the confluence with the Illi6 nois River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(II) SOUTH FORK.—The ap8 proximately 4.3-mile segment of 

9 South Fork Lawson Creek from and 

10 including the headwaters to the con11 fluence with Lawson Creek, as a wild 

12 river.’’. 

13 (d) OWYHEE, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(55) of the 

14 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(55)) is 

15 amended— 

16 (1) in the third sentence, by striking ‘‘by this 

17 paragraph’’ and inserting ‘‘by this subparagraph’’; 

18 (2) in the first sentence, by striking ‘‘The 

19 South Fork’’ and inserting the following: 

20 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The South Fork’’; and 

21 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg23 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

24 designated the following stream segments that 

25 are additional to or tributaries to the segment 


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1 described in that subparagraph, to be adminis2 tered by the Secretary of the Interior in the fol3 lowing classes: 

4 ‘‘(i) LOWER OWYHEE RIVER.—The 

5 approximately 14.1-mile segment of the 

6 Owyhee River from the west boundary of 

NW1⁄4SW1 7 ⁄4 sec. 17, T. 22 S., R. 45 E., 

8 Willamette Meridian, to the east boundary 

of SW1⁄4SE1 9 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 21 S., R. 45 E., 

10 Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE FORK OWYHEE

13 RIVER.—The approximately 8.7-mile seg14 ment of the Middle Fork Owyhee River 

from the north boundary of SE1 15 ⁄4 sec. 32, 

16 T. 35 S., R. 46 E., Willamette Meridian, 

17 to the confluence with the North Fork 

18 Owyhee River, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(iii) POLE CREEK.—The approxi20 mately 8.2-mile segment of Pole Creek 

21 from the border between the States of Or22 egon and Idaho to the confluence with the 

23 Middle Fork Owyhee River, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(iv) BIG ANTELOPE CREEK.—The 

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1 telope Creek from the south boundary of 

NW1⁄4NW1 2 ⁄4 sec. 16, T. 36 S., R. 46 E., 

3 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

4 with the Owyhee River, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(v) DRY CREEK.—The approximately 

6 24.2-mile segment of Dry Creek from the 

west boundary of NE1⁄4SE1 7 ⁄4 sec. 6, T. 24 

8 S., R. 41 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

9 Owyhee Reservoir pool, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(C) INCORPORATION OF EXISTING WILD

11 AND SCENIC RIVERS.— 

12 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK OWYHEE, OR13 EGON.—The 8-mile segment from the 

14 boundary between the States of Oregon 

15 and Idaho to the confluence with the 

16 Owyhee River, to be administered by the 

17 Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) WEST LITTLE OWYHEE, OR19 EGON.—The 51-mile segment from and in20 cluding the headwaters to the confluence 

21 with the Owyhee River, to be administered 

22 by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

23 river.’’. 


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1 (e) CHETCO, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(69) of the Wild 

2 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(69)) is amend3 ed— 

4 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘subpara5 graph (A)’’ and inserting ‘‘subparagraphs (A) and 

6 (B)’’; 

7 (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as sub8 paragraph (C); and 

9 (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the fol10 lowing: 

11 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg12 ments described in subparagraph (A), there are 

13 designated the following stream segments, to be 

14 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in 

15 the following classes: 

16 ‘‘(i) MISLATNAH CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 5.3-mile segment of Mislatnah 

18 Creek from and including the headwaters 

19 to the confluence with the Chetco River, as 

20 a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.— 

22 ‘‘(I) UPPER SOUTH FORK

23 CHETCO.—The approximately 9.9-mile 

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1 waters to the west boundary of T. 39 

2 S., R. 12 W., sec. 10, Willamette Me3 ridian, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(II) LOWER SOUTH FORK

5 CHETCO.—The approximately 1.2-mile 

6 segment of the South Fork Chetco 

7 River from the west boundary of T. 

8 39 S., R. 12 W., sec. 10, Willamette 

9 Meridian, to the confluence with the 

10 Chetco River, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(III) QUAIL PRAIRIE CREEK.— 

12 The approximately 6.8-mile segment 

13 of Quail Prairie Creek from and in14 cluding the headwaters to the con15 fluence with the South Fork Chetco 

16 River, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(iii) OREGON REDWOODS TRIBU18 TARIES.— 

19 ‘‘(I) EMILY CREEK.—The ap20 proximately 8.3-mile segment of 

21 Emily Creek from and including the 

22 headwaters to the confluence with the 

23 Chetco River, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(II) BIG REDWOOD CREEK.— 

25 The approximately 1.6-mile segment 


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1 Big Redwood Creek from and includ2 ing the headwaters to the confluence 

3 with the Chetco River, as a scenic 

4 river.’’. 

5 (f) CLACKAMAS, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(70) of the 

6 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(70)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

9 (F) as clauses (i) through (iv), respectively, and in10 denting appropriately; 

11 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re12 designated), by striking ‘‘The 47-mile’’ and inserting 

13 the following: 

14 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 47-mile’’; and 

15 (3) by adding at the end the following: 

16 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg17 ments described in subparagraph (A), there are 

18 designated the following stream segments, to be 

19 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, 

20 except as otherwise provided, in the following 

21 classes: 

22 ‘‘(i) FISH CREEK.—The 13.5-mile seg23 ment of Fish Creek from and including the 

24 headwaters to the confluence with the 

25 Clackamas River, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.— 

2 ‘‘(I) SOUTH FORK.—The approxi3 mately 9.2-mile segment of the South 

4 Fork Clackamas River from and in5 cluding the headwaters to the con6 fluence with the Clackamas River, as 

7 a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(II) EAST FORK SOUTH FORK

9 CLACKAMAS.—The approximately 3.7- 

10 mile segment of the East Fork South 

11 Clackamas River from and including 

12 the headwaters (including Helen 

13 Lake) to the confluence with the 

14 South Fork Clackamas River, as a 

15 scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(III) MEMALOOSE CREEK.—The 

17 approximately 9-mile segment of the 

18 Memaloose Creek from and including 

19 the headwaters (including Memaloose 

20 Lake) to the confluence with the 

21 South Fork Clackamas River, as a 

22 scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(iii) NORTH FORK.—The approxi24 mately 14-mile segment of the North Fork 

25 Clackamas River from and including the 


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1 headwaters to the North Fork Reservoir 

2 Pool, to be administered by the Secretary 

3 of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri4 culture as a scenic river.’’. 

5 (g) DESCHUTES, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(73) of the 

6 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(73)) is 

7 amended— 

8 (1) in each of subparagraphs (A) through (D), 

9 by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a 

10 period; 

11 (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 11’’ 

12 and inserting ‘‘The 11’’; 

13 (3) in subparagraph (C), by striking ‘‘the 3’’ 

14 and inserting ‘‘The 3’’; 

15 (4) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the 19’’ 

16 and inserting ‘‘The 19’’; 

17 (5) in subparagraph (E), by striking ‘‘the 100’’ 

18 and inserting ‘‘The 100’’; and 

19 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

20 ‘‘(F) The 8.4-mile segment from and in21 cluding Lava Lake and Little Lava Lake and 

22 associated wetlands to the Crane Prairie Res23 ervoir Pool as a recreational river, to be admin24 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture. 


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1 ‘‘(G) TRIBUTARIES.—In addition to the 

2 segments described in subparagraphs (A) 

3 through (F), there are designated the following 

4 stream segments that are tributaries to the seg5 ments described in those subparagraphs, to be 

6 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in 

7 the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(i) FALL RIVER.—The approximately 

9 3.6-mile segment of Fall River from the 

10 source to the east boundary of T. 20 S., R. 

11 9 E., sec. 36, Willamette Meridian, as a 

12 recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) BROWNS CREEK.—The approxi14 mately 2.7-mile segment of Browns Creek 

15 from the source at multiple springs in T. 

16 21 S., R. 8 E., sec. 30, Willamette Merid17 ian, including approximately 1.5 miles of 

18 an unnamed wetland meadow tributary 

that enters Browns Creek in NW1⁄4SW1 19 ⁄4

20 sec. 30, T. 21 S., R. 8 E., Willamette Me21 ridian, to Wickiup Reservoir Pool, as a rec22 reational river. 

23 ‘‘(iii) PAULINA CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 8.6-mile segment of Paulina Creek 

25 from 0.01 miles below road 2100–505 at 


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1 Paulina Lake to the boundary of the 

2 Deschutes National Forest, as a scenic 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(iv) CULTUS RIVER.—The approxi5 mately 1.9-mile segment of the Cultus 

6 River from the sources at multiple springs 

7 to the Crane Prairie Reservoir Pool, as a 

8 scenic river.’’. 

9 (h) EAGLE CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(75) of 

10 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a))(75) 

11 is amended— 

12 (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A)— 

13 (A) by striking ‘‘27’’ and inserting ‘‘10’’; 

14 and 

15 (B) by striking ‘‘Creek; to be’’ and insert16 ing ‘‘Creek, to be’’; 

17 (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 

18 striking the semicolon at the end and inserting a pe19 riod; 

20 (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘the 15.5’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘The 15.5’’; 

22 (4) in subparagraph (C)— 

23 (A) by striking ‘‘the 6’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

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1 (B) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting a pe2 riod; 

3 (5) in subparagraph (D), by striking ‘‘the 1.5’’ 

4 and inserting ‘‘The 1.5’’; and 

5 (6) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(E) The 0.5-mile segment of West Eagle 

7 Creek from the Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary 

8 to 0.01 miles above Forest Service Road 7700, 

9 as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(F) The approximately 5.8-mile segment 

11 of West Eagle Creek from 0.01 miles above 

12 Forest Service Road 7700 to the confluence 

13 with Eagle Creek, as a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(G) The approximately 3.7-mile segment 

15 of East Fork Eagle Creek from the Eagle Cap 

16 Wilderness boundary to the north boundary of 

SW1 17 ⁄4 sec. 28, T. 6 S., R. 44 E., Willamette 

18 Meridian, as a recreational river.’’. 

19 (i) ELK, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(76)(D) of the Wild 

20 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(76)(D)) is 

21 amended by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(xvii) ANVIL CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 0.2-mile segment of Anvil Creek 

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1 ness to the confluence with the Elk River, 

2 as a wild river.’’. 

3 (j) GRANDE RONDE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the 

4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend5 ed by striking paragraph (77) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(77) GRANDE RONDE, OREGON.—The fol7 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec8 retary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided, 

9 in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) LOWER MAINSTEM.—The 43.8-mile 

11 segment from the confluence with the Wallowa 

12 River to the border between the States of Or13 egon and Washington in the following classes: 

14 ‘‘(i) The 1.5-mile segment of the 

15 mainstem from the confluence with the 

16 Wallowa River to the Umatilla National 

17 Forest boundary in T. 3 N., R. 40 E., sec. 

18 11, as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) The 17.4-mile segment of the 

20 mainstem from the Umatilla National For21 est boundary in T. 3 N., R. 40 E., sec. 11, 

22 to the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest 

boundary approximately 1 23 ⁄2 mile east of 

24 Grossman Creek, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) The 9-mile segment of the 

2 mainstem from the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary approximately 1 3 ⁄2

4 mile east of Grossman Creek to Wildcat 

5 Creek, to be administered by the Secretary 

6 of the Interior as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(iv) The 15.9-mile segment of the 

8 mainstem from Wildcat Creek to the bor9 der between the States of Oregon and 

10 Washington, to be administered by the 

11 Secretary of the Interior as a recreational 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(B) UPPER MAINSTEM.— 

14 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 7.9- 

15 mile segment of the mainstem from and in16 cluding the headwaters and associated wet17 lands to the confluence with the East Fork 

18 Grande Ronde River, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) GRANDE RONDE LAKE CREEK.— 

20 The approximately 1.8-mile segment of 

21 Grande Ronde Lake Creek from and in22 cluding Grande Ronde Lake and adjacent 

23 and downstream wetlands to the con24 fluence with the Grande Ronde River, as a 

25 scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) MIDDLE.—The approximately 

2 3.7-mile segment of the mainstem from the 

3 confluence with the East Fork Grande 

4 Ronde to the south boundary of T. 5 S., 

5 R. 36 E., sec. 32, Willamette Meridian, as 

6 a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(iv) LOWER.—The approximately 

8 8.2-mile segment of the mainstem from the 

9 south boundary of T. 5 S., R. 36 E., sec. 

10 18, Willamette Meridian, to the north 

boundary of SW1 11 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 4 S., R. 35 

12 E., Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) EAST FORK GRANDE RONDE

15 RIVER.—The approximately 3.9-mile seg16 ment of the East Fork Grande Ronde 

17 River from and including the headwaters 

18 to the confluence with the Grande Ronde 

19 River, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(ii) FIVE POINTS CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 12.8-mile segment of Five 

22 Points Creek from and including the headwaters to the west boundary of NE1 23 ⁄4 sec. 

24 30, T. 2 S., R. 37 E., Willamette Merid25 ian, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) MIDDLE FORK FIVE POINTS

2 CREEK.—The approximately 2.4-mile seg3 ment of Middle Fork Five Points Creek 

4 from the source at and including Conklin 

5 Spring to the confluence with Five Points 

6 Creek, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(iv) MOUNT EMILY CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 3.8-mile segment of Mount 

9 Emily Creek from and including the head10 waters to the confluence with Five Points 

11 Creek, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(v) CATHERINE CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(I) NORTH FORK.— 

14 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi15 mately 2.1-mile segment of North 

16 Fork Catherine Creek from the 

17 Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary 

18 to the confluence with Middle 

19 Fork Catherine Creek, as a wild 

20 river. 

21 ‘‘(bb) LOWER.—The ap22 proximately 3.1-mile segment of 

23 North Fork Catherine Creek 

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1 fluence with South Fork Cath2 erine Creek, as a recreational 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(II) MIDDLE FORK.—The ap5 proximately 5.5-mile segment of 

6 North Fork Catherine Creek from and 

7 including the headwaters to the con8 fluence with North Fork Catherine 

9 Creek, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(III) SOUTH FORK.—The ap11 proximately 8.7-mile segment of 

12 South Fork Catherine Creek from the 

13 Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary to the 

14 confluence with North Fork Catherine 

15 Creek, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(vi) BEAVER CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

18 5.2-mile segment of Beaver Creek 

19 from and including the headwaters to 

20 La Grande Reservoir pool, as a scenic 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi23 mately 6.5-mile segment from the 

north boundary of SE1⁄4SE1 24 ⁄4 sec. 5, 

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1 ian, to the north boundary of T. 4 S., 

2 R. 36 E., sec. 22, Willamette Merid3 ian, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(vii) LOOKINGGLASS CREEK.—The 

5 approximately 8.7-mile segment from the 

6 west boundary of T. 4 N., R. 38 E., sec. 

7 33, Willamette Meridian, to the east 

8 boundary of T. 3 N., R. 39 E., sec. 9, Wil9 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(viii) LITTLE LOOKINGGLASS

11 CREEK.—The approximately 7.9-mile seg12 ment of Little Lookingglass Creek from 

13 and including the headwaters to the south 

14 boundary of T. 4 N., R. 39 E., sec. 26, 

15 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(ix) MOTTET CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

18 2.6-mile segment of Mottet Creek 

19 from and including the headwaters, 

20 including Mottet Spring, to Jubilee 

21 Reservoir Pool, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi23 mately 5.6-mile segment of Mottet 

24 Creek from 100 feet below Jubilee 

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1 ary of T. 3 N., R. 39 E., sec. 3, Wil2 lamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(x) SUMMER CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 5.9-mile segment of Summer Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters (includ6 ing Dusty Spring) to the confluence with 

7 Lookingglass Creek, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(xi) INDIAN CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 9.5-mile segment from and includ10 ing the headwaters to the west boundary of 

NE1 11 ⁄4 sec. 10, T. 2 S., R. 40 E., Willam12 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(xii) EAST FORK INDIAN CREEK.— 

14 The approximately 4.5-mile segment from 

15 and including the headwaters to the con16 fluence with Indian Creek, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(xiii) MUD CREEK.—The approxi18 mately 12.2-mile segment of Mud Creek 

19 from the south boundary of T. 3 N., R. 44 

20 E., sec. 33, Willamette Meridian, to the 

21 north boundary of T. 4 N., R. 43 E., sec. 

22 21, Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(xiv) WILDCAT CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 14.3-mile segment of Wildcat 

25 Creek from the north boundary of T. 2 N., 


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1 R. 43 E., sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, to 

2 the north boundary of T. 5 N., R. 43 E., 

3 sec. 31, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

4 river. 

5 ‘‘(xv) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 5.5-mile segment of Bear Creek 

7 from 0.01 mile above Forest Service Road 

8 62 to the confluence with the Grande 

9 Ronde River, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xvi) CLEAR CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 7.4-mile segment of Clear Creek 

12 from and including the headwaters to the 

13 confluence with the Grande Ronde River, 

14 as a scenic river.’’. 

15 (k) IMNAHA, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

16 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by 

17 striking paragraph (78) and inserting the following: 

18 ‘‘(78) IMNAHA, OREGON.—The following seg19 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri20 culture in the following classes: 

21 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

22 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The 6-mile segment 

23 from the confluence with the North and 

24 South Forks of the Imnaha River to In25 dian Crossing, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The 58-mile segment 

2 from Indian Crossing to Cow Creek, as a 

3 recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(iii) LOWER.—The 4-mile segment 

5 from Cow Creek to the mouth of the 

6 Imnaha River, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(B) SOUTH FORK.—The 9-mile segment 

8 of the South Fork Imnaha River from and in9 cluding the headwaters to the confluence with 

10 the Imnaha River, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

12 ‘‘(i) BIG SHEEP CREEK.—The ap13 proximately 12-mile segment of Big Sheep 

14 Creek from the Eagle Cap Wilderness 

15 boundary to the north boundary of T. 3 S., 

16 R. 47 E., sec. 29, Willamette Meridian, as 

17 a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) CARROL CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 7.3-mile segment of Carrol Creek 

20 from and including the headwaters to the 

21 north boundary of T. 3 S., R. 47 E., sec. 

22 19, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(iii) GROUSE CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 14.3-mile segment of Grouse Creek 

25 from and including the headwaters to the 


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1 east boundary of T. 3 S., R. 48 E., sec. 

2 18, Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(iv) HORSE CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 16.9-mile segment of Horse Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of SE1⁄4SE1 6 ⁄4 sec. 25, T. 

7 2 N., R. 48 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

8 wild river. 

9 ‘‘(v) LIGHTNING CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 17.4-mile segment of Light11 ning Creek from and including the head12 waters to the private land boundary of 

NE1 13 ⁄4 sec. 20, T. 2 N., R. 49 E., Willam14 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(vi) COW CREEK.—The approxi16 mately 17.1-mile segment of Cow Creek 

17 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of SW1⁄4NW1 18 ⁄4 sec. 16, T. 

19 3 N., R. 49 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

20 wild river.’’. 

21 (l) JOHN DAY, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

22 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

23 by striking paragraph (79) and inserting the following: 

24 ‘‘(79) JOHN DAY, OREGON.— 


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1 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 147.5-mile segment 

2 from Service Creek to Tumwater Falls as a rec3 reational river, to be administered through a co4 operative management agreement between the 

5 State of Oregon and the Secretary of the Inte6 rior as provided in section 10(e). 

7 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL SEGMENTS.—The fol8 lowing stream segments that are tributaries to 

9 the segment described in subparagraph (A), to 

10 be administered by the Secretary of Agri11 culture, except as otherwise provided: 

12 ‘‘(i) THIRTYMILE CREEK.—The ap13 proximately 9.3-mile segment of Thirtymile 

14 Creek from the east boundary of T. 5 S., 

15 R. 20 E., sec. 4, Willamette Meridian, to 

16 the confluence with the John Day River, to 

17 be administered by the Secretary of the In18 terior as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) BRIDGE CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(I) BRIDGE CREEK, UPPER.— 

21 The approximately 10-mile segment of 

22 Bridge Creek, from the east boundary 

of NW1⁄4SE1 23 ⁄4 sec. 35, T. 11 S., R. 

24 21 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 

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1 T. 10 S., R. 21 E., Willamette Merid2 ian as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(II) BRIDGE CREEK, LOWER.— 

4 The approximately 5.1-mile segment 

5 of Bridge Creek from the Bureau of 

6 Land Management boundary in T. 10 

7 S., R. 20 E., sec. 24, Willamette Me8 ridian, to the confluence with the 

9 John Day River, to be administered 

10 by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

11 recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) ROCK CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 6.2-mile segment of Rock Creek 

14 0.01 miles below Forest Service Road 38 

15 to 0.1 mile above Rock Creek Irrigation 

16 Ditch, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(iv) COTTONWOOD CREEK.— 

18 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi19 mately 8.2-mile segment of Cotton20 wood Creek from and including the 

21 headwaters to the Ochoco National 

22 Forest boundary, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(II) EAST FORK.—The approxi24 mately 3.1-mile segment of East Fork 

25 Cottonwood Creek from and including 


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1 the headwaters to the confluence with 

2 Cottonwood Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(v) RAIL CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 5.7-mile segment of Rail Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters to the 

6 west boundary of T. 14 S., R. 35 E., sec. 

7 20, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(vi) DEARDORFF CREEK AND TRIBU9 TARIES.— 

10 ‘‘(I) DEARDORFF CREEK.—The 

11 approximately 5.8-mile segment of 

12 Deardorff Creek from and including 

13 the headwaters in the southeast cor14 ner of sec. 17, T. 14 S., R. 35 E., 

15 Willamette Meridian, to the con16 fluence with Pole Creek, as a rec17 reational river. 

18 ‘‘(II) SOUTH FORK DEARDORFF

19 CREEK.—The approximately 2-mile 

20 segment of South Fork Deardorff 

21 Creek from and including the head22 waters to the confluence with 

23 Deardorff Creek, as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(vii) REYNOLDS CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

2 5.1-mile stretch of Reynolds Creek 

3 from and including the headwaters to 

4 0.01 mile above Forest Service Road 

5 2635, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi7 mately 2-mile stretch of Reynolds 

8 Creek from 0.01 mile above Forest 

9 Service Road 2635 to the west boundary of NE1 10 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 13 S., R. 35 

11 E., Willamette Meridian, as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(viii) STANDARD CREEK.—The ap14 proximately 3.6-mile segment of Standard 

15 Creek from and including the headwaters 

16 to the point at which Standard Creek 

crosses into private land in SE1⁄4SE1 17 ⁄4 sec. 

18 1, T. 12 S., R. 33 E., Willamette Merid19 ian, as a wild river.’’. 

20 (m) JOSEPH CREEK, OREGON AND WASHINGTON.— 

21 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (80) and in23 serting the following: 

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1 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the fol2 lowing classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

4 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—Subject to clause 

5 (ii), the 31.8-mile segment from Joseph 

6 Creek Ranch, 1 mile downstream from 

7 Cougar Creek, to the north boundary of 

SE1⁄4NE1 8 ⁄4 sec. 8, T. 6 N., R. 46 E., Wil9 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) TRIBAL LAND.—For purposes of 

11 the segment described in clause (i) that 

12 flows through T. 6 N., R. 45 E., secs. 19 

13 and 25, Willamette Meridian, the Sec14 retary of the Interior shall include only 

15 Federal land and land controlled by the 

16 Nez Perce Indian Tribe within the specific 

17 boundaries described in clause (i). 

18 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

19 ‘‘(i) SWAMP CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(I) MIDDLE.—The approxi21 mately 8-mile segment of Swamp 

22 Creek from the south boundary of T. 

23 2 N., R. 45 E., sec. 29, Willamette 

24 Meridian, to the north boundary of 


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SE1⁄4NE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 45 E., 

2 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi4 mately 8.6-mile segment of Swamp 

5 Creek from the north boundary of 

SE1⁄4NE1 6 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 3 N., R. 45 E., 

7 Willamette Meridian, to the con8 fluence with Joseph Creek, as a wild 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DAVIS CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

12 4.2-mile segment of Davis Creek from 

13 the Forest Service ownership boundary in NE1 14 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 2 N., R. 44 

15 E., Willamette Meridian, to the north 

16 boundary of T. 3 N., R. 44 E., sec. 

17 36, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi20 mately 5.5-mile segment of Davis 

21 Creek from the north boundary of T. 

22 3 N., R. 44 E., sec. 36, Willamette 

23 Meridian, to the confluence with 

24 Swamp Creek, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) COTTONWOOD CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 8.8-mile segment of Cotton3 wood Creek from and including the head4 waters (including Box Spring) to the north 

5 boundary of T. 5 N., R. 46 E., sec. 13, 

6 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(iv) DEAD HORSE CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 2.3-mile segment of Dead 

9 Horse Creek from and including the head10 waters (including the Cold Spring tribu11 tary) to the confluence with Cottonwood 

12 Creek, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(v) BEAR CREEK AND TRIBU14 TARIES.— 

15 ‘‘(I) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi16 mately 4.6-mile segment of Bear 

17 Creek from and including the head18 waters to the confluence with Cotton19 wood Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(II) TRIBUTARY NUMBER 1.— 

21 The approximately 2-mile segment of 

22 a tributary of Bear Creek from and 

23 including the headwaters in T. 5 N., 

24 R. 46 E., sec. 26, Willamette Merid25 ian, including Wildhorse Spring, to 


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1 the confluence with Bear Creek, as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(vi) BASIN CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 6.2-mile segment of Basin Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters to the 

6 confluence with Cottonwood Creek, as a 

7 wild river. 

8 ‘‘(vii) BROADY CREEK.— 

9 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

10 3.7-mile segment of Broady Creek 

11 from and including the headwaters to 

12 the confluence with East Fork Broady 

13 Creek, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi15 mately 7.7-mile segment of Broady 

16 Creek from the confluence of the East 

17 Fork Broady Creek to 0.2 miles above 

18 the confluence with Cottonwood 

19 Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(viii) CHESNIMNUS CREEK.— 

21 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi22 mately 15-mile segment of 

23 Chesnimnus Creek from the east 

boundary SW1 24 ⁄4 sec. 26, T. 3 N., R. 

25 47 E., Willamette Meridian to the 


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west boundary of NE1⁄4NW1 1 ⁄4 sec. 23, 

2 T. 3 N., R. 46 E., Willamette Merid3 ian, as a recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(II) TRIBUTARIES.— 

5 ‘‘(aa) BILLY CREEK.—The 

6 approximately 6.6-mile segment 

7 of Billy Creek from and including 

8 the headwaters, including Billy 

9 Spring, to the confluence with 

10 Chesnimnus Creek, as a scenic 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(bb) DEVILS RUN

13 CREEK.—The approximately 7.4- 

14 mile segment of Devils Run 

15 Creek from and including the 

16 headwaters, including Billy 

17 Spring, to the confluence with 

18 Chesnimnus Creek, as a scenic 

19 river.’’. 

20 (n) LITTLE DESCHUTES, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of 

21 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

22 amended by striking paragraph (81) and inserting the fol23 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(81) LITTLE DESCHUTES, OREGON.—The fol2 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

5 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The 12-mile segment 

from the source in NW1 6 ⁄4 sec. 15, T. 26 

7 S., R. 6.5 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 

8 north boundary of T. 26 S., R. 7 E., sec. 

9 12, Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The 5.9-mile segment 

12 from the south boundary of T. 25 S., R. 

13 7 E., sec. 36, Willamette Meridian, to the 

14 north boundary of T. 25 S., R. 8 E., sec. 

15 20, Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(iii) LOWER.—The 8-mile segment 

18 from the National Forest ownership 

19 boundary in T. 25 S., R. 8 E., sec. 5, Wil20 lamette Meridian, to the east boundary of 

21 T. 24 S., R. 8 E., sec. 35, Willamette Me22 ridian, as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(B) HEMLOCK CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 5.1-mile segment of Hemlock Creek 

25 from and including the headwaters to the east 


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1 boundary of T. 26 S., R. 7 E., sec. 2, Willam2 ette Meridian, as a scenic river.’’. 

3 (o) MALHEUR, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

4 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

5 by striking paragraph (83) and inserting the following: 

6 ‘‘(83) MALHEUR, OREGON.—The following seg7 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri8 culture and the Secretary of the Interior in the fol9 lowing classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) UPPER MAINSTEM.— 

11 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The 7-mile segment 

12 from Bosonberg Creek to Malheur Ford, 

13 as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The 6.7-mile segment 

15 from Malheur Ford to the Malheur Na16 tional Forest boundary, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(iii) LOWER.—The approximately 

18 4.2-mile segment of the Malheur River 

19 from the point at which the river enters 

20 Bureau of Land Management land in the 

S1 21 ⁄2 sec. 21, T. 18 S., R 34 E., Willamette 

22 Meridian, to the west boundary of T. 18 

23 S., R. 34 E., sec. 33, Willamette Meridian, 

24 as a wild river. 

25 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) PINE CREEK.—The approximately 

2 6.5-mile segment of Pine Creek from the 

west boundary of E1 3 ⁄2 sec. 16, T. 20 S., R. 

4 33 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 

5 Malheur National Forest boundary, as a 

6 wild river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) SUMMIT CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 11.9-mile segment of Summit Creek 

9 from the north boundary of T. 16 S., R. 

10 34 E., sec. 10, Willamette Meridian, to the 

11 confluence with the Malheur River, as a 

12 scenic river.’’. 

13 (p) MCKENZIE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

14 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

15 by striking paragraph (84) and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(84) MCKENZIE, OREGON.—The following seg17 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture and the Secretary of the Interior: 

19 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM, UPPER.—The 12.7-mile 

20 segment from Clear Lake to Scott Creek in the 

21 following classes: 

22 ‘‘(i) The 1.8-mile segment from Clear 

23 Lake to the head of maximum pool at Car24 men Reservoir, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) The 4.3-mile segment from a 

2 point 100 feet downstream from Carmen 

3 Dam to the maximum pool at Trail Bridge 

4 Reservoir, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(iii) The 6.6-mile segment from the 

6 developments at the base of the Trail 

7 Bridge Reservoir Dam to Scott Creek, as 

8 a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(B) MAINSTEM, MIDDLE.— 

10 ‘‘(i) PARADISE REACH.—The approxi11 mately 5.8-mile segment of the McKenzie 

12 River from the confluence with Scott Creek 

13 to the west boundary of T. 16 S., R. 6 E., 

14 sec. 18, Willamette Meridian, as a rec15 reational river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) HORSE CREEK MOUTH REACH.— 

17 The approximately 0.8-mile segment of the 

18 McKenzie River from the east boundary of 

SW1 19 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 16 S., R. 5 E., Willam20 ette Meridian, to the confluence with Flor21 ence Creek, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) DELTA REACH.—The approxi23 mately 3.8-mile segment of the McKenzie 

24 River from the south and east boundaries 

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1 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

2 with the South Fork McKenzie River, as a 

3 recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(iv) LOWER ELEVATION HEAD5 WATERS REACH.—The approximately 5.5- 

6 mile segment of the McKenzie River from 

the north boundary of SW1⁄4NW1 7 ⁄4 sec. 11, 

8 T. 17 S., R. 3 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

9 the west boundary of T. 16 S., R. 3 E., 

10 sec. 31, Willamette Meridian, as a rec11 reational river. 

12 ‘‘(v) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec13 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

14 the Interior shall not include any non-Fed15 eral land within the detailed boundaries re16 quired under subsection (b) for any seg17 ment designated under this subparagraph. 

18 ‘‘(C) SOUTH FORK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 12- 

20 mile segment of the South Fork McKenzie 

21 River from the confluence with the Roaring 

22 River to Cougar Reservoir pool, as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

25 4.2-mile segment of the South Fork 


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1 McKenzie River from the south boundary 

of N1 2 ⁄2 sec. 31, T. 16 S., R. 5 E., Willam3 ette Meridian, including any associated 

4 wetlands, to the confluence with the 

5 McKenzie River, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(D) TRIBUTARIES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) ANDERSON CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 6-mile segment of Anderson 

9 Creek from the Mount Washington Wilder10 ness boundary to the confluence with the 

11 McKenzie River, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) BEAR CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 3.5-mile segment of Bear Creek 

14 from the east boundary of T. 16 S., R. 3 

15 E., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, to the 

south boundary of NW1 16 ⁄4 sec. 32, T. 16 S., 

17 R. 3 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(iii) DEER CREEK.—The approxi20 mately 9.6-mile segment of Deer Creek 

21 from and including the headwaters to the 

22 confluence with the McKenzie River, as a 

23 scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(iv) FISH LAKE CREEK.—The ap25 proximately 1.5-mile segment of Fish Lake 


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1 Creek from Fish Lake to Clear Lake, as a 

2 scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(v) GATE CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 3-mile segment of Gate Creek from 

5 and including the headwaters to the con6 fluence with the Smith River, as a scenic 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(vi) HACKLEMAN CREEK.—The ap9 proximately 7.1-mile segment of 

10 Hackleman Creek from and including the 

11 headwaters to Fish Lake, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(vii) HEART LAKE CREEK.—The ap13 proximately 1.7-mile segment of Heart 

14 Lake Creek from and including the head15 waters above, including any associated wet16 lands of Heart Lake, to the confluence 

17 with Hackleman Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(viii) HORSE CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

20 12.8-mile segment of Horse Creek 

21 from the confluence with Mosquito 

22 Creek to the confluence with Owl 

23 Creek, as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi25 mately 0.6-mile segment of Horse 


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1 Creek from the east boundary of 

NW1 2 ⁄4 sec. 23, T. 16 S., R. 5 E., Wil3 lamette Meridian, to the confluence 

4 with the McKenzie River, as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(ix) LOST CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 3.3-mile segment of Lost Creek 

8 from the confluence with White Branch to 

9 the confluence with the McKenzie River, as 

10 a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(x) OLALLIE CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 2.8-mile segment of Olallie Creek 

13 from and including the headwaters to the 

14 confluence with the McKenzie River, as a 

15 scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(xi) ROARING RIVER.—The approxi17 mately 5.7-mile segment of the Roaring 

18 River from and including the headwaters 

19 to the confluence with the South Fork 

20 McKenzie River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(xii) WHITE BRANCH CREEK.—The 

22 approximately 5.8-mile segment of White 

23 Branch Creek from the Three Sisters Wil24 derness boundary to the confluence with 

25 Lost Creek, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(xiii) MARTEN CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 4-mile segment of Marten 

3 Creek from the south boundary of sec. 18, 

4 T. 17 S., R. 3 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

5 the west boundary of sec. 1, T. 17 S., R. 

6 2 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(E) TRANSFER OF ADMINISTRATIVE JU8 RISDICTION.—If the Secretary of the Army de9 termines that the Corps of Engineers land in T. 

10 16 S., R. 5 E., secs. 19 and 30, Willamette Me11 ridian, is unnecessary for the operation of the 

12 Cougar Dam and Reservoir, the Secretary of 

13 the Army shall transfer administrative jurisdic14 tion over the land to the Secretary of Agri15 culture for inclusion in the National Forest 

16 System.’’. 

17 (q) METOLIUS, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(85) of the 

18 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(85)) is 

19 amended— 

20 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and 

21 (B) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively, and indent22 ing appropriately; 

23 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re24 designated), by striking ‘‘(85)’’ and all that follows 


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1 through ‘‘following classes’’ and inserting the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(85) METOLIUS, OREGON.—The following seg4 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri5 culture: 

6 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 28.6-mile segment 

7 from the south Deschutes National Forest 

8 boundary to Lake Billy Chinook in the fol9 lowing classes:’’; 

10 (3) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by strik11 ing ‘‘; to be administered by the Secretary of Agri12 culture;’’ at the end and inserting a period; 

13 (4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)— 

14 (A) by striking ‘‘the 17.1’’ and inserting 

15 ‘‘The 17.1’’; and 

16 (B) by striking ‘‘by the Secretary of Agri17 culture’’; and 

18 (5) by adding at the end the following: 

19 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

20 ‘‘(i) JACK CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 4.7-mile segment of Jack Creek 

22 from 3 groups of springs at the head of 

23 Jack Creek to the confluence with the 

24 Metolius River, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) CANYON CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 8.3-mile segment from the Mount 

3 Jefferson Wilderness boundary to the con4 fluence with the Metolius River, as a scenic 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(iii) BRUSH CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 6.7-mile segment of Brush Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters to the 

9 confluence with the Metolius River, as a 

10 scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) CANDLE CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 3.9-mile segment of Candle Creek 

13 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness 

14 boundary to the confluence with the 

15 Metolius River, as a scenic river.’’. 

16 (r) NORTH FORK CROOKED, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

17 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

18 is amended by striking paragraph (87) and inserting the 

19 following: 

20 ‘‘(87) NORTH FORK CROOKED, OREGON.— 

21 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 32.3-mile segment 

22 from the source at Williams Prairie to 1 mile 

23 from the confluence with the Crooked River, to 

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1 culture, except as otherwise provided, in the fol2 lowing classes: 

3 ‘‘(i) The 3-mile segment from the 

4 source at Williams Prairie to the Upper 

5 End of Big Summit Prairie as a rec6 reational river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) The 3.7-mile of the segment 

8 Lower End of Big Summit Prairie to the 

9 bridge across from the Deep Creek Camp10 ground, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(iii) The 8-mile segment from the 

12 bridge across from the Deep Creek Camp13 ground to the Ochoco National Forest 

boundary, 1 14 ⁄2 mile from Lame Dog Creek, 

15 as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(iv) The 1.5-mile segment from the 

17 Ochoco National Forest boundary to 

18 Upper Falls, to be administered by the 

19 Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(v) The 11.1-mile segment from 

21 Upper Falls to Committee Creek, to be ad22 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior 

23 as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(vi) The 5-mile segment from Com25 mittee Creek to 1 mile from the confluence 


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1 with the Crooked River, to be administered 

2 by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec3 reational river. 

4 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) DEEP CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 8.5-mile segment of Deep Creek 

7 from the confluence of Jackson Creek and 

8 Happy Camp Creek to the confluence with 

9 the North Fork Crooked River, as a rec10 reational river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) JACKSON CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 8.4-mile segment of Jackson Creek 

13 from and including the headwaters to the 

14 confluence with Happy Camp Creek, as a 

15 recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(iii) ALLEN CREEK.—The approxi17 mately 6.1-mile segment of Allen Creek 

18 from and including the headwaters to the 

19 south boundary of T. 13 S., R. 21 E., sec. 

20 35, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(iv) LOOKOUT CREEK.— 

22 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

23 4-mile segment of Lookout Creek 

24 from and including the headwaters to 

25 the east boundary of T. 15 S., R. 20 


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1 E., sec. 2, Willamette Meridian, as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi4 mately 3-mile segment of Lookout 

5 Creek from the east boundary of T. 

6 15 S., R. 20 E., sec. 2, Willamette 

7 Meridian, to the confluence with the 

8 North Fork Crooked River, as a wild 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(v) BRUSH CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 5.3-mile segment of Brush Creek 

12 from and including the headwaters to 0.01 

13 mile above Forest Service Road 42, as a 

14 wild river. 

15 ‘‘(vi) PORTER CREEK.—The approxi16 mately 4.6-mile segment of Porter Creek 

17 from and including the headwaters to the 

18 confluence with the North Fork Crooked 

19 River, as a recreational river.’’. 

20 (s) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—Section 

21 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

22 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (88) and in23 serting the following: 

24 ‘‘(88) NORTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—The 

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1 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte2 rior, except as otherwise provided, in the following 

3 classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

5 ‘‘(i) The 3.5-mile segment from and 

6 including the headwaters in the North 

7 Fork of the John Day Wilderness at T. 8 

8 S., R. 36 E., sec. 13, Willamette Meridian, 

9 to the North Fork of the John Day Wil10 derness boundary, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) The 7.5-mile segment from the 

12 North Fork of the John Day Wilderness 

13 boundary to Trail Creek, as a recreational 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(iii) The 24.3-mile segment from 

16 Trail Creek to Big Creek, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(iv) The 10.5-mile segment from Big 

18 Creek to Texas Bar Creek, as a scenic 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(v) The approximately 8.3-mile seg21 ment from Texas Bar Creek to the con22 fluence with Camas Creek, as a rec23 reational river. 

24 ‘‘(vi) The approximately 18.4-mile 

25 segment from the confluence with Camas 


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1 Creek to the confluence with Wrightman 

2 Canyon Creek, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(vii) The approximately 5.2-mile seg4 ment from the confluence with Wrightman 

5 Canyon Creek to the north boundary of T. 

6 31 S., R. 29 E., sec. 31, Willamette Merid7 ian, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

9 ‘‘(i) FOX CREEK.—The approximately 

10 4.5-mile segment of Fox Creek from and 

11 including the headwaters to the west 

12 boundary of T. 11 S., R. 30 E., sec. 11, 

13 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) BIG WALL CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 17-mile segment of Big Wall Creek 

16 from and including the headwaters to the 

east boundary of NW1⁄4NW1 17 ⁄4 sec. 31, T. 

18 7 S., R. 28 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

19 recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) LITTLE WALL CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 13.8-mile segment of Little 

22 Wall Creek from 0.01 miles below Forest 

23 Road 2122 crossing to the south boundary 

of NE1⁄4 SE1 24 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 7 S., R. 28 E., 


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1 Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(iv) LITTLE POTAMUS CREEK.—The 

4 approximately 7.6-mile segment of Little 

5 Potamus Creek from 0.1 mile below Forest 

6 Road 2105 to the confluence with Potamus 

7 Creek, as a recreational river. 

8 ‘‘(v) POTAMUS CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 19-mile segment of Potamus Creek 

10 from and including the headwaters to the 

11 confluence with the North Fork John Day 

12 River, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(vi) FIVEMILE CREEK.—The ap14 proximately 7.9-mile segment of Fivemile 

15 Creek from the north boundary of the 

S1⁄2S1 16 ⁄2 sec. 8, T. 5 S., R. 30 E., Willam17 ette Meridian to the west boundary of T. 

18 5 S., R. 30 E., sec. 36, Willamette Merid19 ian, as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(vii) NORTH FORK CABLE CREEK.— 

21 The approximately 6.7-mile segment of 

22 North Fork Cable Creek from and includ23 ing the headwaters to the west boundary of 

SE1⁄4NE1 24 ⁄4 sec. 4, T. 6 S., R. 33 E., Wil25 lamette Meridian, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(viii) SOUTH FORK CABLE CREEK.— 

2 The approximately 8.3-mile segment of 

3 South Fork Cable Creek from and includ4 ing the headwaters to the north boundary 

of SE1⁄4NE1 5 ⁄4 sec. 5, T. 6 S., R. 33 E., 

6 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(ix) LANE CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 7.2-mile segment from and includ9 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

10 Camas Creek, to be administered by the 

11 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(x) GRANITE CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 4.9-mile segment of Granite Creek 

14 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of the S1⁄2NW1 15 ⁄4 sec. 34, 

16 T. 8 S., R. 35.5 E., Willamette Meridian, 

17 as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(xi) BOULDER CREEK.—The ap19 proximately 5.3-mile segment of Boulder 

20 Creek, from and including the headwaters 

21 to the confluence with Granite Creek, as a 

22 scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(xii) BOUNDARY CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 5-mile segment of Boundary 

25 Creek from and including the headwaters 


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1 to the confluence with Bull Run Creek, as 

2 a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(xiii) BULL RUN CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 7-mile segment of Bull Run 

5 Creek from and including the headwaters 

6 to the north boundary of T. 9 S., R. 35.5 

7 E., sec. 14, Willamette Meridian, as a rec8 reational river. 

9 ‘‘(xiv) CRAWFISH CREEK.—The ap10 proximately 4.3-mile segment of Crawfish 

11 Creek from and including Crawfish Mead12 ow to the confluence with the North Fork 

13 John Day River, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(xv) ONION CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 4.8-mile segment of Onion Creek 

16 from and including the headwaters to the 

17 confluence with the North Fork John Day 

18 River, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(xvi) DESOLATION CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.— 

21 ‘‘(aa) UPPER.—The approxi22 mately 9.1-mile segment from the 

23 confluence of the north and south 

24 forks of Desolation Creek to the 

25 west boundary of T. 8 S., R. 33 


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1 E., sec. 6, Willamette Meridian, 

2 as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(bb) LOWER.—The ap4 proximately 1.9-mile segment 

5 from the south boundary of T. 7 

6 S., R. 32 E., sec. 6, Willamette 

7 Meridian, to the confluence with 

8 the North Fork John Day River, 

9 as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(II) FORKS.— 

11 ‘‘(aa) NORTH FORK DESOLA12 TION CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 6.8-mile segment from 

14 and including the headwaters to 

15 the confluence with South Fork 

16 Desolation Creek, as a scenic 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(bb) SOUTH FORK DESOLA19 TION CREEK.— 

20 ‘‘(AA) UPPER.—The 

21 approximately 8.9-mile seg22 ment of South Fork Desola23 tion Creek from and includ24 ing the headwaters, includ25 ing an unnamed tributary 


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1 arising in McCalpine Mead2 ow, to 0.01 mile above For3 est Service Road 45, as a 

4 wild river. 

5 ‘‘(BB) LOWER.—The 

6 approximately 1-mile seg7 ment of South Fork Desola8 tion Creek from 0.01 mile 

9 above Forest Service Road 

10 45 to the confluence with 

11 North Fork Desolation 

12 Creek, as a scenic river.’’. 

13 (t) NORTH FORK MALHEUR, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

14 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

15 is amended by striking paragraph (89) and inserting the 

16 following: 

17 ‘‘(89) NORTH FORK MALHEUR, OREGON.—The 

18 following segments, to be administered by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided, 

20 in the following classes: 

21 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

22 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The 25.5-mile segment 

23 from and including the headwaters to the 

24 Malheur National Forest boundary, as a 

25 scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

2 5.4-mile segment from the Malheur Na3 tional Forest boundary to the south boundary of NW1 4 ⁄4 sec. 11, T. 18 S., R. 36 E., 

5 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

7 ‘‘(i) SHEEP CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

9 5.1-mile segment of Sheep Creek from 

10 and including the headwaters to 0.1 

11 mile above the confluence with the 

12 North Fork Malheur River, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi15 mately 0.1-mile segment of Sheep 

16 Creek from 0.1 mile above the con17 fluence with the North Fork Malheur 

18 River to the confluence with the 

19 North Fork Malheur River, as a rec20 reational river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) HORSESHOE CREEK.— 

22 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

23 2.5-mile segment of Horse Creek from 

24 and including the headwaters to 0.01 


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1 mile above Forest Service Road 13, as 

2 a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi4 mately 0.2-mile segment of Horseshoe 

5 Creek from 0.01 mile above Forest 

6 Service Road 13 to the confluence 

7 with the North Fork Malheur River, 

8 as a recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(iii) FLAT CREEK.—The approxi10 mately 3.4-mile segment of Flat Creek 

11 from and including the headwaters to the 

12 confluence with the North Fork Malheur 

13 River, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(iv) ELK CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi16 mately 1-mile segment of Elk Creek 

17 from the confluence of the North and 

18 South Forks of Elk Creek to the con19 fluence with the North Fork Malheur 

20 River, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(II) SOUTH FORK ELK

22 CREEK.—The approximately 4.1-mile 

23 segment of South Fork Elk Creek 

24 from and including the headwaters to 


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1 the confluence with North Fork Elk 

2 Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(v) LITTLE CRANE CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 6.3-mile segment of Little 

5 Crane Creek from 0.1 mile below Forest 

6 Road 1660–478 to the confluence with 

7 Crane Creek, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(vi) CRANE CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 6.9-mile segment of Crane Creek 

10 from the confluence with Buttermilk Creek 

11 to the confluence with the North Fork 

12 Malheur River, as a wild river.’’. 

13 (u) NORTH FORK OF THE MIDDLE FORK OF THE

14 WILLAMETTE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and 

15 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by 

16 striking paragraph (90) and inserting the following: 

17 ‘‘(90) NORTH FORK OF THE MIDDLE FORK OF

18 THE WILLAMETTE, OREGON.— 

19 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 42.3-mile segment 

20 from Waldo Lake to the Willamette National 

21 Forest boundary, to be administered by the 

22 Secretary of Agriculture in the following class23 es: 


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1 ‘‘(i) The 8.8-mile segment from Waldo 

2 Lake to the south section line of T. 19 S., 

3 R. 5.5 E., sec. 36, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(ii) The 6.5-mile segment from the 

5 south section line of T. 19 S., R. 5.5 E., 

6 sec. 36, to Fisher Creek, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(iii) The 27-mile segment from Fish8 er Creek to the Willamette National Forest 

9 boundary, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(B) WALDO LAKE.—Waldo Lake, includ11 ing the associated watershed, to be adminis12 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce13 nic river.’’. 

14 (v) NORTH FORK OWYHEE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

15 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

16 is amended by striking paragraph (91). 

17 (w) NORTH FORK SMITH, OREGON.—Section 

18 3(a)(92) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

19 1274(a)(92)) is amended— 

20 (1) in subparagraph (B), by striking ‘‘scenic’’ 

21 and inserting ‘‘wild’’; 

22 (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

23 (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and in24 denting appropriately; 


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1 (3) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re2 designated), by striking ‘‘The 13-mile’’ and inserting 

3 the following: 

4 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 13-mile’’; and 

5 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

6 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—The following segments 

7 of the source tributaries of the North Fork 

8 Smith River, to be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(i) The 11.4-mile segment of 

11 Baldface Creek from the Kalmiopsis Wil12 derness Boundary, including all perennial 

13 tributaries, to the confluence with the 

14 North Fork Smith in T. 39 S., R 10 W., 

15 T. 40 S., R. 10 W., and T. 41 S., R. 11 

16 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) The 3.58-mile segment from and 

18 including the headwaters of Taylor Creek 

19 to the confluence with Baldface Creek, as 

20 a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(iii) The 4.38-mile segment from and 

22 including the headwaters of the unnamed 

23 tributary to Biscuit Creek and the head24 waters of Biscuit Creek to the confluence 

25 with Baldface Creek, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) The 2.27-mile segment from and 

2 including the headwaters of Spokane Creek 

3 to the confluence with Baldface Creek, as 

4 a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(v) The 1.25-mile segment from and 

6 including the headwaters of Rock Creek to 

7 the confluence with Baldface Creek, flow8 ing south from T. 40 S., R. 10 W., sec. 19, 

9 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(vi) The 3.6-mile segment from the 2 

11 headwaters of the unnamed tributary num12 ber 3 to the confluence with Baldface 

13 Creek, flowing south from T. 40 S., R. 10 

14 W., secs. 9 and 10, Willamette Meridian, 

15 as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(vii) The 1.57-mile segment from 

17 and including the headwaters of the 

18 unnamed tributary number 4 to the con19 fluence with Baldface Creek, flowing north 

20 from T. 40 S., R. 10 W., sec. 26, Willam21 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(viii) The 0.92-mile segment from 

23 and including the headwaters of the 

24 unnamed tributary number 5 to the con25 fluence with Baldface Creek, flowing north 


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1 from T. 40 S., R. 10 W., sec. 13, Willam2 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(ix) The 4.9-mile segment from and 

4 including the headwaters of Cedar Creek 

5 to the confluence with North Fork Smith 

6 River, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(x) The 2.38-mile segment from and 

8 including the headwaters of Packsaddle 

9 Gulch to the confluence with North Fork 

10 Smith River, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(xi) The 3.06-mile segment from and 

12 including the headwaters of Horse Creek 

13 to the confluence with North Fork Smith 

14 River, as a wild river.’’. 

15 (x) NORTH FORK SPRAGUE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

16 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

17 is amended by striking paragraph (93) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(93) NORTH FORK SPRAGUE, OREGON.—The 

20 following segments, to be administered by the Sec21 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

22 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 15-mile segment 

from the Head of River Spring in SW1 23 ⁄4 sec. 

24 15, T. 35 S., R. 16 E., Willamette Meridian, to 


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the NW1⁄4SW1 1 ⁄4 sec. 11, T. 35 S., R. 15 E., 

2 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(B) DEAD COW CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 4.6-mile segment of Dead Cow Creek 

5 from and including Dead Horse Lake to the 

6 confluence with the North Fork Sprague River, 

7 as a scenic river, except that the area including 

8 Dead Horse Lake shall be managed as a rec9 reational river.’’. 

10 (y) NORTH POWDER, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the 

11 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend12 ed by striking paragraph (94) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(94) NORTH POWDER, OREGON.—The fol14 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec15 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 6-mile segment 

17 from and including the headwaters to the 

18 Wallowa-Whitman National Forest boundary at 

19 River Mile 20, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

21 ‘‘(i) DUTCH FLAT CREEK.—The ap22 proximately 6.7-mile segment of Dutch 

23 Flat Creek from and including the head24 waters to the Wallowa-Whitman National 

25 Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) VAN PATTEN CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 1.6-mile segment of Van Pat3 ten Creek from 0.01 mile below Van Pat4 ten Lake to the confluence with Dutch 

5 Flat Creek, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(iii) ROCK CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 7.3-mile segment of Rock Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters, and in9 cluding Rock Lake and Bucket Lake, to 

the north boundary of SE1⁄4NE1 10 ⁄4 sec. 7, 

11 T. 8 S., R. 38 E., Willamette Meridian, as 

12 a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(iv) NORTH FORK ROCK CREEK.— 

14 The approximately 3.3-mile segment of 

15 North Fork Rock Creek from and includ16 ing the headwaters (including Mayflower 

17 Meadow) to the confluence with Rock 

18 Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(v) KILLAMACUE CREEK.—The ap20 proximately 4-mile segment of Killamacue 

21 Creek from and including the headwaters 

22 (including Killamacue Lake) to the con23 fluence with Rock Creek, as a scenic 

24 river.’’. 


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1 (z) NORTH UMPQUA, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the 

2 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend3 ed by striking paragraph (95) and inserting the following; 

4 ‘‘(95) NORTH UMPQUA, OREGON.—The fol5 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec6 retary of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided, 

7 in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

9 ‘‘(i) UPPER MIDDLE MAINSTEM.—The 

10 25.4-mile segment from the Soda Springs 

11 Powerhouse to the Umpqua National For12 est boundary, as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) LOWER MIDDLE MAINSTEM.— 

14 The 9.3-mile segment from the Umpqua 

15 National Forest boundary to the west 

boundary of E1⁄2NE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 11, T. 26 S., 

17 R. 3 W., Willamette Meridian, to be ad18 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior 

19 as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) UPPERMOST MAINSTEM.— 

21 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

22 2.6-mile segment of North Umpqua 

23 River from the confluence with Tolo 

24 Creek to 0.01 miles above Forest 

25 Service Road 60, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi2 mately 4-mile segment of the North 

3 Umpqua River from 0.01 mile above 

4 Forest Service Road 60, including any 

5 associated wetlands in the Kelsay Val6 ley and Crystal Springs to the Lemolo 

7 Reservoir Pool, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(B) UPPER NORTH UMPQUA TRIBU9 TARIES.— 

10 ‘‘(i) SPRING RIVER.—The approxi11 mately 1.1-mile segment of Spring River 

12 from the source at 2 springs to the con13 fluence with the North Umpqua River, in14 cluding any associated wetlands, as a wild 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) THIRSTY CREEK.—The approxi17 mately 5.5-mile segment of Thirsty Creek 

18 from the boundary of the Mount Thielsen 

19 Wilderness until the point at which Thirsty 

20 Creek goes underground, to be adminis21 tered as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(C) FISH CREEK WATERSHED.—The ap23 proximately 9.9-mile segment of Fish Creek 

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1 ary to Fish Creek Diversion Dam pool, as a 

2 scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(D) MAIN STEAMBOAT CREEK WATER4 SHED.— 

5 ‘‘(i) STEAMBOAT CREEK.—The ap6 proximately 23.9-mile segment of Steam7 boat Creek from and including the head8 waters to the confluence with the North 

9 Umpqua River, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK STEAMBOAT

11 CREEK.—The approximately 3-mile seg12 ment of East Fork Steamboat Creek from 

13 and including the headwaters to the con14 fluence with Steamboat Creek, as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(iii) HORSE HEAVEN CREEK.—The 

17 approximately 4.5-mile segment of Horse 

18 Heaven Creek from the Forest Service 

19 boundary above Hobart Creek to the con20 fluence with Steamboat Creek, as a scenic 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(iv) BIG BEND CREEK.—The ap23 proximately 10.6-mile segment of Big 

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1 waters to the confluence with Steamboat 

2 Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(v) BULLDOG CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 4.9-mile segment of Big Bulldog 

5 Creek from and including the headwaters 

6 to the confluence with Big Bend Creek, as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(E) CANTON CREEK SUBWATERSHED OF

9 STEAMBOAT CREEK WATERSHED.— 

10 ‘‘(i) CANTON CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

12 5-mile segment of Canton Creek from 

13 and including the headwaters to the 

14 Umpqua National Forest boundary, 

15 as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi17 mately 12-mile segment of Canton 

18 Creek from the Umpqua National 

19 Forest boundary to the confluence 

20 with Steamboat Creek, to be adminis21 tered by the Secretary of the Interior 

22 as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(ii) MCKINLEY CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 2.7-mile segment of McKinley 

25 Creek from and including the headwaters 


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1 to the confluence with Canton Creek, as a 

2 scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(iii) CHILCOOT CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi5 mately 1.3-mile segment of Chilcoot 

6 Creek from the confluence of the 

7 North Fork Chilcoot Creek and South 

8 Fork Chilcoot Creek to the confluence 

9 with Canton Creek, to be adminis10 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

11 and the Secretary of the Interior as a 

12 scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(II) FORKS.— 

14 ‘‘(aa) NORTH FORK

15 CHILCOOT CREEK.—The approxi16 mately 3.2-mile segment of North 

17 Fork Chilcoot Creek from and in18 cluding the headwaters to the 

19 confluence with South Fork 

20 Chilcoot Creek, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(bb) SOUTH FORK

22 CHILCOOT CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 2.2-mile segment of North 

24 Fork Chilcoot Creek from and in25 cluding the headwaters to the 


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1 confluence with North Fork 

2 Chilcoot Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(iv) HIPOWER CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 3.9-mile segment of Hipower Creek 

5 from the confluence with the unnamed 

6 tributary originating north of Hipower 

7 Bluffs to the confluence with Canton Creek 

8 (including the unnamed tributary from and 

9 including the headwaters north of Hipower 

10 Bluffs in T. 25 S., R. 1 E., sec. 17, Wil11 lamette Meridian, to the confluence with 

12 Hipower Creek), to be administered by the 

13 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary 

14 of the Interior as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(F) NORTH UMPQUA CANYON TRIBU16 TARIES.— 

17 ‘‘(i) DRY CREEK.—The approximately 

18 3.6-mile segment of Dry Creek from and 

19 including the headwaters to the confluence 

20 with the North Umpqua River, as a scenic 

21 river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) COUGAR CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 7.2-mile segment of Cougar Creek 

24 from and including the 


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1 headwaters to the confluence with the 

2 North Umpqua River, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(iii) WILLIAMS CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 3-mile segment of Williams 

5 Creek from and including the headwaters 

6 to the confluence with the North Umpqua 

7 River, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(iv) CALF CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 8.6-mile segment of Calf Creek 

10 from and including the headwaters to the 

11 confluence with the North Umpqua River, 

12 as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(v) TWIN LAKES CREEK.—The ap14 proximately 2.5-mile segment of Twin 

15 Lakes Creek from the source and including 

16 Twin Lakes to the confluence with Calf 

17 Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(vi) COPELAND CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(I) UPPER MAINSTEM.—The ap20 proximately 3.1-mile segment of 

21 Copeland Creek from and including 

22 the headwaters to the west boundary 

23 of T. 27 S., R. 2 E., sec. 22, Willam24 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(II) LOWER MAINSTEM.—The 

2 approximately 9-mile segment of 

3 Copeland Creek from the west bound4 ary of T. 27 S., R. 2 E., sec. 22, Wil5 lamette Meridian, to the confluence 

6 with the North Umpqua River, as a 

7 recreational river.’’. 

8 (aa) QUARTZVILLE CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

9 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

10 is amended by striking paragraph (97) and inserting the 

11 following: 

12 ‘‘(97) QUARTZVILLE CREEK, OREGON.— 

13 ‘‘(A) UPPER MAINSTEM.—The approxi14 mately 4-mile segment from and including the 

15 headwaters in the Willamette National Forest 

16 to 0.01 miles above Forest Service Road 1152, 

17 to be administered by the Secretary of the Inte18 rior and the Secretary of Agriculture as a sce19 nic river. 

20 ‘‘(B) LOWER MAINSTEM.—The approxi21 mately 20-mile segment from 0.01 miles above 

22 Forest Service Road 1152 to the slack water in 

23 Green Peter Reservoir, to be administered by 

24 the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary 

25 of Agriculture as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) YELLOWSTONE CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 4-mile segment of Yellowstone 

3 Creek from and including the headwaters to the 

4 confluence with Quartzville Creek, to be admin5 istered by the Secretary of the Interior as a sce6 nic river.’’. 

7 (bb) SANDY, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(100) of the 

8 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(100)) is 

9 amended— 

10 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

11 (C) as clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and in12 denting appropriately; 

13 (2) by striking the paragraph designation and 

14 heading and all that follows through ‘‘as follows:’’ 

15 and inserting the following: 

16 ‘‘(100) SANDY, OREGON.—The following seg17 ments, to be administered in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—’’; 

19 (3) in subparagraph (A) (as so designated)— 

20 (A) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by 

21 striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 

22 a period; 

23 (B) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated)— 

24 (i) by striking ‘‘the 7.9’’ and inserting 

25 ‘‘The 7.9’’; and 


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1 (ii) by striking ‘‘; and’’ and inserting 

2 a period; 

3 (C) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by 

4 striking ‘‘the 12.5-mile’’ and inserting ‘‘The 

5 12.5 mile’’; and 

6 (D) by adding at the end the following: 

7 ‘‘(iv) The 2.3-mile segment from the 

north boundary of SW1⁄4SE1 8 ⁄4 sec. 21, T. 

9 2 S., R. 6 E., Willamette Meridian to the 

west boundary of NE1 10 ⁄4, sec. 19, T. 2 S., 

11 R. 6 E., Willamette Meridian, to be admin12 istered by the Secretary of the Interior as 

13 a recreational river. 

14 ‘‘(v) The 6.8-mile segment from the 

15 south boundary of T. 2 S., R. 5 E., sec. 

16 13, Willamette Meridian, to the west 

17 boundaries of T. 2 S., R. 5 E., secs. 8 and 

18 17, Willamette Meridian, to be adminis19 tered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

20 recreational river.’’; and 

21 (4) by adding at the end the following: 

22 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

23 ‘‘(i) LOST CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 3.8-mile segment from the bound25 ary of the Mount Hood Wilderness in the 


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SE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 21, T. 2 S., R. 8 E., Willamette 

2 Meridian, to the confluence with the Sandy 

3 River, to be administered by the Secretary 

4 of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(ii) CLEAR FORK SANDY RIVER.— 

6 The approximately 5.2-mile segment from 

7 and including the headwaters to the con8 fluence with the Sandy River, to be admin9 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

10 a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(iii) NORTH BOULDER CREEK.—The 

12 approximately 3.5-mile segment from and 

13 including the headwaters to the west 

14 boundary of T. 2 S., R. 7 E., sec. 18, Wil15 lamette Meridian, to be administered by 

16 the Secretary of the Interior and the Sec17 retary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(iv) LITTLE SANDY RIVER.—The ap19 proximately 2.2-mile segment of the Little 

20 Sandy River from the west boundary of T. 

21 2 S., R. 5 S., sec. 11, Willamette Meridian, 

22 to the Bull Run Management Unit bound23 ary, as a scenic river.’’. 

24 (cc) SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—Section 

25 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 


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1 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (101) and in2 serting the following: 

3 ‘‘(101) SOUTH FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.—The 

4 following segments, to be administered by the Sec5 retary of the Interior and the Secretary of Agri6 culture, except as otherwise provided, in the fol7 lowing classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 54- 

9 mile segment from and including the head10 waters in the Malheur National Forest to 

11 Smokey Creek, to be administered as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) MURDERERS CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

16 2-mile segment of Murderers Creek 

17 from and including the headwaters to 

18 0.01 mile above Forest Service Road 

19 21, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(II) MIDDLE.— 

21 ‘‘(aa) IN GENERAL.—The 

22 approximately 11.2-mile segment 

23 of Murderers Creek from 0.01 

24 mile above Forest Service Road 

25 21 to the east boundary of 


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SW1⁄4SW1 1 ⁄4 sec. 10., T. 15 S., R. 

2 28 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

3 recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(bb) DETAILED BOUND5 ARIES.—Non-Federal land lo6 cated in a segment designated by 

7 item (aa) shall not be included in 

8 the detailed boundaries of the 

9 segment required under sub10 section (b). 

11 ‘‘(III) LOWER.—The approxi12 mately 4.5-mile segment of Murderers 

13 Creek from the east boundary of 

SW1⁄4SW1 14 ⁄4 sec. 10, T. 15 S., R. 28 

15 E., Willamette Meridian, to the con16 fluence with South Fork Murderers 

17 Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(IV) SOUTH FORK.—The ap19 proximately 10-mile segment of South 

20 Fork Murderers Creek from and in21 cluding the headwaters to the con22 fluence with Murderers Creek, as a 

23 scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(V) THORN CREEK.—The ap25 proximately 7.2-mile segment of 


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1 Thorn Creek from and including the 

2 headwaters to the west boundary of T. 

3 15 S., R. 27 E., sec. 1, Willamette 

4 Meridian, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(VI) TEX CREEK.—The ap6 proximately 7.4-mile segment of Tex 

7 Creek from and including the head8 waters to the confluence with Mur9 derers Creek, as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) DEER CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 12.5-mile segment of Deer Creek 

12 from and including the headwaters to the 

13 confluence with the South Fork John Day 

14 River, as a recreational river.’’. 

15 (dd) WHYCHUS CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of 

16 the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is 

17 amended by striking paragraph (102) and inserting the 

18 following: 

19 ‘‘(102) WHYCHUS CREEK, OREGON.—The fol20 lowing segments to be administered by the Secretary 

21 of Agriculture, except as otherwise provided, in the 

22 following classes: 

23 ‘‘(A) DESIGNATIONS.—Several segments, 

24 comprising 70.9 miles, from the source to the 

25 hydrologic Gaging Station 800 feet upstream 


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1 from the intake of the Plainview Ditch (includ2 ing the Soap Creek, the North and South Forks 

3 of Whychus Creek, the East and West Forks of 

4 Park Creek, and Park Creek) as follows: 

5 ‘‘(i) The 6.6-mile segment and several 

6 tributaries from the source to the Three 

7 Sisters Wilderness boundary, as a wild 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(ii) The 8.8-mile segment from the 

10 boundary of the Three Sisters Wilderness 

11 Area to the hydrologic Gaging Station 800 

12 feet upstream from the intake of the Plain13 view Ditch, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) The approximately 2.9-mile seg15 ment of Snow Creek from the Three Sis16 ters Wilderness boundary in T.16 S., R. 9 

17 E., sec, 29, Willamette Meridian to the 

18 confluence with Whychus Creek, as a sce19 nic river. 

20 ‘‘(iv) The approximately 7.6-mile seg21 ment of Whychus Creek from the Crooked 

22 River National Grassland boundary to the 

23 confluence with the Deschutes River, to be 

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1 ment 0.01 mile above to 0.01 mile below 

2 the centerline of Forest Service Road PU– 

3 3121 shall be managed as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(B) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid ex5 isting rights, the Federal land within the 

6 boundaries of the river segments designated by 

7 subparagraph (A) is withdrawn from all forms 

8 of— 

9 ‘‘(i) entry, appropriation, or disposal 

10 under the public land laws; 

11 ‘‘(ii) location, entry, and patent under 

12 the mining laws; and 

13 ‘‘(iii) disposition under all laws relat14 ing to mineral and geothermal leasing or 

15 mineral materials. 

16 ‘‘(C) EFFECT.—Nothing in this paragraph 

17 prohibits the construction of facilities necessary 

18 for emergency protection for the town of Sis19 ters, Oregon, relating to a rapid discharge of 

20 Carver Lake if no other reasonable flood warn21 ing or control alternative exists.’’. 

22 (ee) UPPER ROGUE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the 

23 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend24 ed by striking paragraph (104) and inserting the fol25 lowing: 


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1 ‘‘(104) UPPER ROGUE, OREGON.—The following 

2 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

3 Agriculture: 

4 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The 40.3-mile segment 

5 from the Crater Lake National Park boundary 

6 to the Rogue River National Forest boundary 

7 in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(i) The 0.5-mile segment from the 

9 Crater Lake National Park boundary to 

10 approximately 0.1-mile downstream from 

11 the forest road 6530760 (West Lake 

12 Road) crossing, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) The 6.1-mile segment from ap14 proximately 0.1 mile downstream from the 

15 forest road 6530760 (West Lake Road) 

16 crossing to Minnehaha Creek, as a wild 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(iii) The 33.7-mile segment from 

19 Minnehaha Creek to the Rogue River Na20 tional Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

22 ‘‘(i) MIDDLE FORK.—The approxi23 mately 6.7-mile segment of the Middle 

24 Fork Rogue River from the Sky Lakes 

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1 Siskiyou National Forest boundary, as a 

2 scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.—The approxi4 mately 12.4-mile segment of the South 

5 Fork Rogue River from the Sky Lakes 

6 Wilderness boundary to South Fork Res7 ervoir Pool, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

9 ‘‘(i) BYBEE CREEK.—The approxi10 mately 9.7-mile segment from the Crater 

11 Lake National Park boundary to the con12 fluence with the Rogue River, as a scenic 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) MUIR CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) MAINSTEM.—The approxi16 mately 2.6-mile segment of Muir 

17 Creek and any associated wetlands 

18 from the confluence of West Fork 

19 Muir Creek and East Fork Muir 

20 Creek to the confluence with the 

21 Rogue Rover, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) EAST FORK.—The approxi23 mately 7-mile segment of East Fork 

24 Muir Creek from the source, including 

25 Beaver Meadows, to the confluence 


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1 with West Fork Muir Creek, as a sce2 nic river. 

3 ‘‘(iii) RED BLANKET CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 8.7-mile segment of Red Blan5 ket Creek from the Sky Lakes Wilderness 

6 boundary to the Rogue River-Siskiyou Na7 tional Forest boundary, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(iv) UNION CREEK.—The approxi9 mately 15.3-mile segment of Union Creek 

10 from and including the headwaters to the 

11 confluence with the Rogue River, as a sce12 nic river. 

13 ‘‘(v) SHERWOOD CREEK.—The ap14 proximately 3.6-mile segment of Sherwood 

15 Creek from the source at and including 

16 Three Lakes to the confluence with East 

17 Fork Muir Creek, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(vi) HERSHBERGER CREEK.—The 

19 approximately 4.4-mile segment of 

20 Hershberger Creek from and including the 

21 headwaters to the confluence with Foster 

22 Creek, to be administered as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(vii) MINNEHAHA CREEK.—The ap24 proximately 5-mile segment of Minnehaha 

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1 to the confluence with the Rogue River, to 

2 be administered as a scenic river.’’. 

3 (ff) WEST LITTLE OWYHEE, OREGON.—Section 3(a) 

4 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) 

5 is amended by striking paragraph (106). 

6 (gg) WHITE, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(107) of the 

7 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(107)) is 

8 amended— 

9 (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through 

10 (F) as clauses (i) through (vi), respectively, and in11 denting appropriately; 

12 (2) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so re13 designated), by striking ‘‘The 46.5-mile’’ and insert14 ing the following: 

15 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 46.5-mile’’; 

16 (3) in each of clauses (ii), (iii), and (iv) (as so 

17 redesignated), by striking the semicolon at the end 

18 and inserting a period; 

19 (4) in clause (ii) (as so redesignated), by strik20 ing ‘‘the 13.6’’ and inserting ‘‘The 13.6’’; 

21 (5) in clause (iii) (as so redesignated), by strik22 ing ‘‘the 6.5’’ and inserting ‘‘The 6.5’’; 

23 (6) in clause (iv) (as so redesignated), by strik24 ing ‘‘the 17.5’’ and inserting ‘‘The 17.5’’; 


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1 (7) by striking clauses (v) and (vi) (as so redes2 ignated) and inserting the following: 

3 ‘‘(v) The 7.5-mile segment from Three 

4 Mile Creek to the confluence with the 

5 Deschutes River, to be administered by the 

6 Secretary of the Interior as a recreational 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(vi) Notwithstanding subsection (b), 

9 the lateral boundaries of the segment des10 ignated by this subparagraph shall include 

11 an average of 640 acres per mile measured 

12 from the ordinary high water mark on both 

13 sides of the river segment.’’; and 

14 (8) by adding at the end the following: 

15 ‘‘(B) BOULDER CREEK.—In addition to 

16 the segments described in subparagraph (A), 

17 there are designated the following segments of 

18 Boulder Creek, to be administered by the Sec19 retary of Agriculture, in the following classes: 

20 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 8.2- 

21 mile segment of Boulder Creek from and 

22 including the headwaters to the pool of the 

23 diversion dam in T. 4 S., R. 10 E., sec. 

24 27, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

2 3.2-mile segment of Boulder Creek from 

3 the pool of the diversion dam in T. 4 S., 

4 R. 10 E., sec. 27, Willamette Meridian, to 

5 the confluence with the White River, as a 

6 scenic river.’’. 

7 (hh) SOUTH FORK CLACKAMAS RIVER, OREGON.— 

8 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

9 1274(a)) is amended by striking paragraph (171). 

10 (ii) ZIGZAG.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 

11 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking 

12 paragraph (175) and inserting the following: 

13 ‘‘(175) ZIGZAG RIVER, OREGON.—The following 

14 segments in the State of Oregon, to be administered 

15 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

16 classes: 

17 ‘‘(A) The 4.3-mile segment of the Zigzag 

18 River from the headwaters to the Mount Hood 

19 Wilderness boundary, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.2-mile segment 

21 of the Zigzag River from the east boundary of 

22 T. 3 S., R. 8 E., sec. 15, Willamette Meridian, 

23 to the confluence with Lady Creek, as a rec24 reational river’’. 


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1 (jj) EAST FORK HOOD, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(177) 

2 of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 

3 1274(a)(177)) is amended— 

4 (1) by striking ‘‘The 13.5-mile’’ and inserting 

5 the following: 

6 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The 13.5-mile’’; and 

7 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

8 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONS.—In addition to the seg9 ment described in subparagraph (A), there are 

10 designated the following segments, to be admin11 istered by the Secretary of Agriculture, in the 

12 following classes: 

13 ‘‘(i) DOG RIVER.—The approximately 

14 4.6-mile segment from 0.1 mile below the 

15 diversion in T. 2 S., R. 10 E., sec. 11, Wil16 lamette Meridian, to the point at which the 

17 segment first leaves Forest Service owner18 ship, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) COLD SPRING CREEK.—The ap20 proximately 1.4-mile segment of Cold 

21 Springs Creek from the boundary of the 

22 Mount Hood Wilderness to the confluence 

23 with the East Fork Hood River, as a wild 

24 river.’’. 


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1 (kk) MOLALLA, OREGON.—Section 3(a)(216) of the 

2 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(216)) is 

3 amended by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 

4 following: 

5 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The following seg6 ments in the State of Oregon, to be adminis7 tered by the Secretary of the Interior: 

8 ‘‘(i) MIDDLE MOLALLA RIVER.—The 

9 approximately 15.1-mile segment from the 

10 southern boundary of T. 7 S., R. 4 E., sec. 

11 19, Willamette Meridian, downstream to 

12 the edge of the Bureau of Land Manage13 ment boundary in T. 6 S., R. 3 E., sec. 7, 

14 Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) UPPERMOST MOLALLA RIVER.— 

17 The approximately 2.4-mile segment of the 

18 Molalla River from and including the head19 waters to the west boundary of T. 7 S., R. 

20 4 E., sec. 35, Willamette Meridian, as a 

21 scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) TABLE ROCK FORK MOLALLA

23 RIVER.—The approximately 6.2-mile seg24 ment from the easternmost Bureau of 

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1 sec. 4, T. 7 S., R. 4 E., Willamette Merid2 ian, downstream to the confluence with the 

3 Molalla River, as a recreational river.’’. 

4 (ll) NESTUCCA, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild 

5 and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended 

6 by striking paragraph (217) and inserting the following: 

7 ‘‘(217) NESTUCCA, OREGON.—The following 

8 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

9 Agriculture, except as otherwise provided, in the fol10 lowing classes: 

11 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 

12 21.4-mile segment from the confluence with 

13 Ginger Creek downstream to the west boundary 

of Bureau of Land Management land in E1 14 ⁄2

SE1 15 ⁄4 sec. 32, T. 3 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Me16 ridian, to be administered as a recreational 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

19 ‘‘(i) ELK CREEK.—The approximately 

20 6-mile segment of Elk Creek from the 

north boundary of the S1 21 ⁄2 sec. 5, T. 3 S., 

22 R. 7 W., Willamette Meridian, to the con23 fluence with the Nestucca River, to be ad24 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior 

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1 ‘‘(ii) ALDER CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 3.9-mile segment of Alder Creek 

3 from and including the headwaters to the 

4 north boundary of T. 3 S., R. 9 W., sec. 

5 36, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(iii) BEULAH CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 3.4-mile segment of Beulah Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters to the 

9 confluence with Niagara Creek, as a scenic 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) BOULDER CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 2.7-mile segment of Boulder Creek 

13 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of S1⁄2SW1 14 ⁄4 sec. 2, T. 4 

15 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, as a sce16 nic river. 

17 ‘‘(v) DAHL FORK POWDER CREEK.— 

18 The approximately 2.4-mile segment of 

19 Dahl Fork Powder Creek from and includ20 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

21 Powder Creek, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(vi) GEORGE CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 1.5-mile segment of George Creek 

24 from and including the headwaters to the 


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1 west boundary of T. 4 S., R. 9 W., sec. 7, 

2 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(vii) LIMESTONE CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 3.1-mile segment of Boulder 

5 Creek from and including the headwaters 

6 to the east boundary of T. 3 S., R. 8 W., 

7 sec. 31, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(viii) MINA CREEK.—The approxi10 mately 2-mile segment of Mina Creek from 

11 and including the headwaters to the con12 fluence with the Nestucca River, as a sce13 nic river. 

14 ‘‘(ix) NIAGARA CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 7-mile segment of Niagara Creek 

16 from and including the headwaters to the 

17 confluence with the Nestucca River, as a 

18 scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(x) POWDER CREEK.—The approxi20 mately 3.6-mile segment of Powder Creek 

21 from and including the headwaters to the 

east boundary of NW1⁄4NW1 22 ⁄4 sec. 9, T. 4 

23 S., R. 8 W., Willamette Meridian, as a sce24 nic river. 


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1 ‘‘(xi) TONY CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 2.3-mile segment of Tony Creek 

3 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of S1⁄2SW1 4 ⁄4 sec. 34, T. 3 

5 S., R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, as a sce6 nic river. 

7 ‘‘(xii) EAST BEAVER CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 6.1-mile segment of East Bea9 ver Creek from the upstream Bureau of 

10 Land Management boundary in T. 2 S., R. 

11 8 W., sec. 32, Willamette Meridian, to be 

12 administered by the Secretary of Agri13 culture and the Secretary of the Interior as 

14 a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(xiii) WALKER CREEK.—The ap16 proximately 2.9-mile segment of Walker 

17 Creek from and including the headwaters 

18 in T. 3. S., R. 6 W., sec. 20, Willamette 

19 Meridian, to the confluence with the 

20 Nestucca River, to be administered by the 

21 Secretary of the Interior as a recreational 

22 river.’’. 

23 (mm) WALKER CREEK AND NORTH FORK SILVER

24 CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic 


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1 Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by striking 

2 paragraphs (218) and (219). 

3 (nn) JENNY CREEK, OREGON AND CALIFORNIA.— 

4 Section 3(a)(220) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1274(a)(220)) is amended— 

6 (1) by striking ‘‘The approximately’’ and insert7 ing the following: 

8 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately’’; 

9 and 

10 (2) by adding at the end the following: 

11 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

12 ‘‘(i) SHEEPY CREEK HEADWATERS

13 TRIBUTARY 1.—The approximately 1.3- 

14 mile segment of Sheepy Creek headwater 

15 tributary from the north to the south 

16 boundary of T. 39 S., R. 5 E., sec. 11, 

17 Willamette Meridian, to be administered by 

18 the Secretary of the Interior as a rec19 reational river. 

20 ‘‘(ii) SHEEPY CREEK HEADWATERS

21 TRIBUTARY 2.—The approximately 1-mile 

22 segment of Sheepy Creek headwater tribu23 tary from the west to the north boundary 

24 of T. 39 S., R. 5 E., sec. 13, Willamette 

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1 retary of the Interior as a recreational 

2 river.’’. 

3 (oo) LOBSTER CREEK, OREGON.—Section 3(a) of the 

4 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amend5 ed by striking paragraph (222) and inserting the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(222) LOBSTER CREEK, OREGON.—The fol8 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec9 retary of the Interior in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 4.1- 

11 mile segment from T. 15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 35, 

12 Willamette Meridian, downstream to the north13 ern edge of the Bureau of Land Management 

14 boundary in T. 15 S., R. 8 W., sec. 15, Willam15 ette Meridian, as a recreational river. 

16 ‘‘(B) EAST FORK.—The approximately 4.1- 

17 mile segment of East Fork Lobster Creek from 

18 and including the headwaters to the confluence 

19 with Lobster Creek, as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(C) SOUTH FORK.—The approximately 3- 

21 mile segment of South Fork Lobster Creek 

22 from and including the headwaters to the con23 fluence with Lobster Creek, as a recreational 

24 river.’’. 


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1 SEC. 7. DESIGNATION OF ADDITIONAL COMPONENTS OF 

2 THE NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS 

3 SYSTEM. 

4 Section 3(a) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 

5 U.S.C. 1274(a)) is amended by adding at the end the fol6 lowing: 

7 ‘‘(233) APPLEGATE HEADWATERS, OREGON

8 AND CALIFORNIA.—The following segments, to be 

9 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture in the 

10 following classes: 

11 ‘‘(A) TAMARACK CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 2.5-mile segment of Tamarack Creek 

13 from and including the headwaters to the con14 fluence with Elliott Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(B) KETTLE CREEK.—The approximately 

16 1.5-mile segment of Kettle Creek from and in17 cluding the headwaters (including Kettle Lake) 

18 to the confluence with the Silver Fork Elliott 

19 Creek, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(C) SILVER FORK CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 5.5-mile segment of Silver Fork Creek 

22 from and including the headwaters to the Or23 egon and California border. 

24 ‘‘(234) BEAR AND DEER CREEKS, OREGON.— 

25 The following segments, to be administered by the 

26 Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 


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1 ‘‘(A) UPPER BEAR CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 4-mile segment of Bear Creek from the 

3 Eagle Cap Wilderness boundary to the north 

4 boundary of T. 1 S., R. 42 E., sec. 22, Willam5 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(B) LOWER BEAR CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 0.5-mile segment of Bear Creek from 

8 the north boundary of T. 1 S., R. 42 E., sec. 

9 22, Willamette Meridian, to the north boundary 

of SE1⁄4NE1 10 ⁄4 sec. 15, T. 1 S., R. 41 E., Wil11 lamette Meridian, as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(C) DOC CREEK.—The approximately 

13 4.5-mile segment of Doc Creek from the Eagle 

14 Cap Wilderness boundary to the confluence 

15 with Chaparral Creek, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(D) DEER CREEK.—The approximately 9- 

17 mile segment of Deer Creek from the Eagle 

18 Cap Wilderness boundary to the north boundary of SE1⁄4NE1 19 ⁄4 sec. 31, T. 1 N., R. 43 E., 

20 Willamette Meridian, to be administered by the 

21 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

22 the Interior as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(E) SAGE CREEK.—The approximately 

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1 cluding the headwaters to the confluence with 

2 Deer Creek, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(235) BLACK CANYON, OREGON.—The ap4 proximately 2.8-mile segment of Black Canyon from 

5 and including the headwaters to the south boundary 

of NE1⁄4NW1 6 ⁄4 sec. 18, T. 8 S., R. 48 E., Willam7 ette Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary 

8 of the Interior as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(236) UPPER BLACK CANYON CREEK, OR10 EGON.—The approximately 2.2-mile segment of 

11 Black Canyon Creek from and including the head12 waters to the west boundary of T. 20 S., R. 40 E., 

13 sec. 19, Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(237) BLUE, OREGON.—The approximately 

15 8.7-mile segment of the Blue River from the con16 fluence of Mann Creek and Wolf Creek to Blue 

17 River Reservoir pool, to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(238) BREITENBUSH, OREGON.—The following 

20 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

21 Agriculture in the following classes: 

22 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

23 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 0.2- 

24 mile segment of the Breitenbush River 

25 from the confluence of the North and 


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1 South Forks of the Breitenbush River to 

2 the west boundary of T. 9 S., R. 9 E., sec. 

3 21, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

5 9.1-mile segment of the Breitenbush River 

from the west boundary of NE1 6 ⁄4 sec. 20, 

7 T. 9 S., R. 7 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

8 Detroit Reservoir pool, as a recreational 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) LOWER NORTH FORK

12 BREITENBUSH RIVER.—The approximately 

13 5.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

14 Breitenbush River from the lower Mount 

15 Jefferson Wilderness boundary to the con16 fluence with the South Fork Breitenbush 

17 River, as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK BREITENBUSH

19 RIVER.—The approximately 5.6.-mile seg20 ment of the South Fork Breitenbush River 

21 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness 

22 boundary to the confluence with the North 

23 Fork Breitenbush River, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) DEVILS CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 5.1-mile segment of Devils Creek 

3 from the Mount Jefferson Wilderness 

boundary to the north boundary of SE1 4 ⁄4

5 sec. 20, T. 9 S., R. 9 E., Willamette Me6 ridian, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK HUMBUG CREEK.— 

8 The approximately 6.5-mile segment of 

9 East Fork Humbug Creek from and in10 cluding the headwaters to the confluence 

11 with Humbug Creek, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) FRENCH CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 5.8-mile segment of French Creek 

14 from the headwater forks arising in T. 9 

15 S., R. 5 E., secs. 29 and 30, Willamette 

16 Meridian, including several waterfalls to 

17 Detroit Reservoir pool, as a recreational 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(239) BRICE CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi20 mately 13.2-mile segment of Brice Creek from and 

21 including the headwaters to the Umpqua National 

22 Forest boundary, to be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

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1 cluding the headwaters that arise from several 

2 springs in secs. 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 28, 29, and 

3 30, T. 30 S., R. 12 E., Willamette Meridian, to 0.01 

4 mile above Forest Service Road 7645, as a wild 

5 river. 

6 ‘‘(241) CALAPOOIA, OREGON.—The approxi7 mately 4.1-mile segment of the Calapooia River from 

8 and including the headwaters to the boundary of the 

9 Willamette National Forest, to be administered by 

10 the Secretary of Agriculture as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(242) CANYON CREEK, OREGON.—The ap12 proximately 5.7-mile segment of Canyon Creek from 

the east boundary of W1 13 ⁄2 sec. 10, T. 22 S., R. 39 

14 E., Willamette Meridian, to the confluence with 

15 Hunter Creek, to be administered by the Secretary 

16 of the Interior as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(243) CHEWAUCAN, OREGON.—The following 

18 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture in the following classes: 

20 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 22- 

21 mile segment of the Chewaucan River from the 

22 west boundary of T. 36 S., R. 18 E., sec. 15, 

23 Willamette Meridian, to the east boundary of T. 

24 33 S., R. 18 E., sec. 27, Willamette Meridian, 

25 as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) SWAMP CREEK.—The approximately 

2 4.7-mile segment of Swamp Creek from the east 

3 boundary of T. 36 S., R. 18 E., sec. 25, Wil4 lamette Meridian, to the confluence with the 

5 Chewaucan River, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(C) DEAD HORSE CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 3.1-mile segment of Dead Horse Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters to the 

9 southern boundary of T. 35 S., R. 17 E., sec. 

10 19, Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(D) DETAILED BOUNDARIES.—The Sec12 retary of Agriculture shall not include any non13 Federal land within the detailed boundaries re14 quired under subsection (b) for a segment des15 ignated by this paragraph. 

16 ‘‘(244) COTTONWOOD CREEK, OREGON.—The 

17 approximately 20.2-mile segment of Cottonwood 

Creek from the west boundary of E1⁄2NE1 18 ⁄4 sec. 8, 

19 T. 23 S., R. 39 E., Willamette Meridian, to the east 

20 boundary of T. 21 S., R. 41 E., sec. 15, Willamette 

21 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

22 Interior as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(245) CRABTREE CREEK, OREGON.—The ap24 proximately 5.2-mile segment of Crabtree Creek 

25 from and including the headwaters (including 


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1 Crabtree Lake) to the south boundary of T. 11 S., 

2 R. 2 E., sec. 12, Willamette Meridian, to be admin3 istered by the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic 

4 river. 

5 ‘‘(246) DEEP CREEK, OREGON.—The following 

6 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

7 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in the 

8 following classes: 

9 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

10 ‘‘(i) UPPER MAINSTEM.—The approxi11 mately 1.4-mile segment of Deep Creek 

12 from the confluence of the South Fork 

13 Deep Creek and the Middle Fork Deep 

Creek to the east boundary of W1 14 ⁄2 sec. 29, 

15 T. 40 S., R. 22 E., Willamette Meridian, 

16 as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE MAINSTEM.— 

18 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

19 3.9-mile segment of Deep Creek from 

20 the west boundary of T. 39 S., R. 23 

21 E., sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, to 

22 the confluence with Drake Creek, as a 

23 wild river. 

24 ‘‘(II) MIDDLE.—The approxi25 mately 1.9-mile segment of Deep 


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1 Creek from the confluence with Drake 

Creek to the east boundary of NW1 2 ⁄4

3 sec. 23, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., Willam4 ette Meridian, as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(III) LOWER.—The approxi6 mately 2.7-mile segment of Deep 

7 Creek from the west boundary of sec. 

8 24, T. 39 S., R. 23 E., Willamette 

9 Meridian, to the east boundary of 

W1 10 ⁄2 sec. 20, T. 39 S., R. 24 E., Wil11 lamette Meridian, as a recreational 

12 river. 

13 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) SOUTH FORK DEEP CREEK.—The 

15 approximately 3.6-mile segment of South 

16 Fork Deep Creek from and including the 

17 headwaters to the confluence with North 

18 Fork Deep Creek, as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE FORK DEEP CREEK.— 

20 The approximately 3.1-mile segment of 

21 Middle Fork Deep Creek from and includ22 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

23 South Fork Deep Creek, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(iii) NORTH FORK DEEP CREEK.— 

25 The approximately 2.9-mile segment of 


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1 North Fork Deep Creek from and includ2 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

3 South Fork Deep Creek, as a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) DISMAL CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 6.5-mile segment of Dismal Creek 

7 from the boundary between the States of 

8 Oregon and California to the north bound9 ary of T. 40 S., R. 32 E., sec. 32, Willam10 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) WEST FORK DISMAL CREEK.— 

12 The approximately 3.1-mile segment of 

13 West Fork Dismal Creek from and includ14 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

15 Dismal Creek, as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(247) DRIFT CREEK, OREGON.—The following 

17 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

18 Agriculture in the following classes: 

19 ‘‘(A) MIDDLE MAINSTEM.—The approxi20 mately 12.3-mile segment of Drift Creek from 

21 the east boundary of T. 7 S., R. 10 W., sec. 36, 

22 Willamette Meridian, to the west boundary of 

23 T. 8 S., R. 10 W., sec. 7, Willamette Meridian, 

24 to be administered as a scenic river, except that 

25 the portion of Drift Creek that flows through 


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1 the permitted area of the Drift Creek Organiza2 tional Camp shall be administered as a rec3 reational river. 

4 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) NORTH CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 2.5-mile segment of North Creek 

7 from and including the headwaters to the 

8 confluence with Drift Creek, as a wild 

9 river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) SMITH CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 3.7-mile segment of Smith Creek 

12 from and including the headwaters to the 

13 confluence with Drift Creek, as a wild 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(248) EAST STEENS MOUNTAIN, OREGON.— 

16 The following segments, to be administered by the 

17 Secretary of the Interior in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) INDIAN CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 2.5- 

20 mile segment of Indian Creek from and in21 cluding the headwaters to 0.01 mile above 

22 the road crossing in T. 34 S., R. 34 E., 

23 sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

2 3.9-mile segment of Indian Creek from 

3 0.01 mile above road crossing in T. 34 S., 

4 R. 34 E., sec. 30, Willamette Meridian, to 

5 the east boundary of T. 34 S., R. 34 E., 

6 sec. 29, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(B) PIKE CREEK.—The approximately 

9 2.9-mile segment of Pike Creek from and in10 cluding the headwaters to the east boundary of 

11 T. 34 S., R. 34 E., sec. 20, Willamette Merid12 ian, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(C) BIG ALVORD CREEK.—The approxi14 mately 3.6-mile segment of Big Alvord Creek 

15 from and including the headwaters to the east 

boundary of SE1⁄4SW1 16 ⁄4 sec. 33, T. 33 S., R. 

17 34 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(D) COTTONWOOD CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 2.8-mile segment of Cottonwood Creek 

20 from and including the headwaters to the east 

21 boundary of T. 34 S., R. 33 E., sec. 28, Wil22 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(249) FAIRVIEW CREEK, OREGON.—The ap24 proximately 3.5-mile segment of Fairview Creek 

25 from and including the headwaters to 0.01 mile 


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1 above Sharps Creek Road, to be administered by the 

2 Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(250) FALL CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi4 mately 18.1-mile segment of Fall Creek from and in5 cluding the headwaters to the west boundary of T. 

6 18 S., R. 2 E., sec. 31, Willamette Meridian, to be 

7 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

8 recreational river. 

9 ‘‘(251) FORKS OF CARBERRY CREEK, OR10 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

11 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

12 classes: 

13 ‘‘(A) FORKS.— 

14 ‘‘(i) STEVE FORK.—The approxi15 mately 10.7-mile segment of Steve Fork of 

16 Carberry Creek from and including the 

17 headwaters to the east boundary of T. 40 

18 S., R. 4 W., sec. 19, Willamette Meridian, 

19 as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(ii) STURGIS FORK.—The approxi21 mately 7.7-mile segment of Sturgis Fork 

22 from and including the headwaters to the 

23 east boundary of T. 40 S., R. 5 W., sec. 

24 13, Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

2 ‘‘(i) O’CONNELL CREEK.—The ap3 proximately 2-mile segment of O’Connell 

4 Creek from and including the headwaters 

5 to the confluence with Steve Fork of 

6 Carberry Creek, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) MILLER LAKE CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 1.2-mile segment of Miller 

9 Lake Creek from and including the head10 waters (including Miller Lake and an 

11 unnamed lake above Miller Lake) to the 

12 confluence with Sturgis Fork Carberry 

13 Creek, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(252) FORKS OF THE BURNT, OREGON.—The 

15 following segments, to be administered by the Sec16 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

17 ‘‘(A) FORKS.— 

18 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK.—The approxi19 mately 6.9-mile segment of the North Fork 

Burnt River from the boundary of SW1 20 ⁄4

NE1 21 ⁄4 sec. 3, T. 11 S., R. 36 E., Willam22 ette Meridian, to the north boundary of 

NW1⁄4 SW1 23 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 11 S., R. 37 E., 

24 Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.—The approxi2 mately 5.3-mile segment of the South Fork 

3 Burnt River from and including the head4 waters to the Wallowa-Whitman National 

5 Forest boundary, as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(253) FORKS OF THE WALLA WALLA, OR7 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

8 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

9 classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) FORKS.— 

11 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK WALLA WALLA

12 RIVER.—The approximately 8.2-mile seg13 ment of the North Fork Walla Walla River 

14 from and including the headwaters to the 

15 west boundary of T. 5 N., R. 38 E., sec. 

16 29, Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK WALLA WALLA

18 RIVER.—The approximately 15.8-mile seg19 ment of the South Fork Walla Walla River 

20 from and including the headwaters to the 

21 Forest Service boundary of T. 4 N., R. 38 

22 E., sec. 7, Willamette Meridian, to be ad23 ministered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

24 and the Secretary of the Interior as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(254) GUANO CREEK, OREGON.—The following 

2 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

3 Interior in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) UPPER.—The approximately 14.5- 

5 mile segment of Guano Creek from and includ6 ing the headwaters to Jacobs Reservoir pool, as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(B) LOWER.—The approximately 10.1- 

9 mile segment of Guano Creek from 100 feet 

10 below Jacobs Reservoir Dam to Shirk Lake, as 

11 a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(255) HEADWATERS OF PINE CREEK, OR13 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

14 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

15 classes: 

16 ‘‘(A) CLEAR CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 4.1- 

18 mile segment of Clear Creek from 0.5 mile 

19 below Clear Creek Reservoir to the south 

boundary of NE1 20 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 6 S., R. 46 

21 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 5- 

23 mile segment of Clear Creek from the 

south boundary of NE1 24 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 6 S., 

25 R. 46 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 


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south boundary of N1⁄2NE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 19, T. 7 

2 S., R. 46 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

3 recreational river. 

4 ‘‘(B) LAKE FORK CREEK.— 

5 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 

6 12.9-mile segment of Lake Fork Creek 

7 from and including the headwaters to 100 

8 feet above the Lake Fork Campground, as 

9 a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

11 0.5-mile segment of Lake Fork Creek from 

12 100 feet above Lake Fork Campground to 

13 the confluence with North Pine Creek, as 

14 a recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(C) ELK CREEK.—The approximately 

16 8.1-mile segment of Elk Creek from and includ17 ing the headwaters to the confluence with Lake 

18 Fork Creek, as a wild river. 

19 ‘‘(256) HONEY CREEK, OREGON.—The ap20 proximately 7.3-mile segment of Honey Creek from 

21 and including the headwaters to the east boundary 

22 of T. 36 S., R. 22 E., sec. 29, Willamette Meridian, 

23 to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture 

24 as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(257) HOSMER LAKE, OREGON.—The fol2 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) QUINN CREEK.—The approximately 

5 2.2-mile segment of Quinn Creek from the 

6 source at several springs in and including 

7 Quinn Meadows to Hosmer Lake, as a scenic 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(B) SINK CREEK.—The approximately 

10 2.5-mile segment of Sink Creek from the source 

11 at Blacktail Spring and other springs to the 

12 confluence with Quinn Creek, as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(258) HUNTER CREEK, OREGON.—The fol14 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec15 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte16 rior, in the following classes: 

17 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 6.9- 

18 mile segment of Hunter Creek from and includ19 ing the headwaters to the southern boundary of 

N1⁄2NW1 20 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 37 S., R. 14 W., Willam21 ette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

23 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK HUNTER CREEK.— 

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1 cluding the headwaters to the south bound2 ary of T. 37 S., R. 14 W., sec. 11, Willam3 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(ii) BOG CREEK.—The approximately 

5 0.8-mile segment of an unnamed stream 

6 locally known as ‘Bog Creek’ from and including the headwaters in SE1 7 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 

8 37 S., R. 14 W., Willamette Meridian, in9 cluding Hunter Creek Bog, to the west 

boundary of SE1 10 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 37 S., R. 14 

11 W., Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(259) JACK CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi13 mately 30.7-mile segment of Jack Creek from and 

14 including the headwaters, and any associated wet15 lands along the stream, to the west boundary of 

NW1 16 ⁄4 sec. 9, T. 30 S., R. 10 E., Willamette Merid17 ian, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri18 culture as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(260) LAVA LAKE, OREGON.—The following 

20 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

21 Agriculture in the following classes: 

22 ‘‘(A) LAVA LAKE.—Lava Lake and any as23 sociated wetlands, as a scenic river. 

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1 ‘‘(i) PARK CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 6-mile segment of Park Creek from 

3 the confluence of North Fork Park Creek 

4 and South Fork Park Creek to Lava Lake, 

5 including the area known as ‘The Parks’, 

6 as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) NORTH FORK PARK CREEK.— 

8 The approximately 3-mile segment of 

9 North Fork Park Creek from and includ10 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

11 South Fork Park Creek, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(261) LITTLE APPLEGATE, OREGON.— 

13 ‘‘(A) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 

14 5.5-mile segment of the Little Applegate River 

15 from the south boundary of T. 40 S., R. 10 W., 

16 sec. 4, Willamette Meridian, to the west boundary of NE1⁄4NE1 17 ⁄4 sec. 27, T. 39 S., R. 2 W., 

18 Willamette Meridian, to be administered by the 

19 Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

20 the Interior as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(B) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec22 retary of the Interior shall not include any non23 Federal land within the detailed boundaries re24 quired under subsection (b) for the segment 

25 designated by subparagraph (A). 


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1 ‘‘(262) LITTLE NORTH FORK WILSON, OR2 EGON.—The approximately 3.2-mile segment of the 

3 Little North Fork Wilson River from the east 

4 boundary of T. 1 S., R. 9 W., sec. 12, Willamette 

5 Meridian, to the south boundary of T. 1 S., R. 9 W., 

6 sec. 13, Willamette Meridian, to be administered by 

7 the Secretary of the Interior as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(263) MIDDLE FORK JOHN DAY, OREGON.— 

9 The following segments, to be administered by the 

10 Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

11 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

12 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 4.7- 

13 mile segment from the south boundary of 

14 T. 11 S., R. 34 E., sec. 12, Willamette 

15 Meridian, to the west boundary of 

NE1⁄4SE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 5, T. 11 S., R. 34 E., Wil17 lamette Meridian, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

19 4.1-mile segment from the east boundary 

of NW1⁄4NW1 20 ⁄4 sec. 13, T. 10 S., R. 32 

21 E., Willamette Meridian, to the north 

boundary of SW1 22 ⁄4 sec. 34, T. 9 S., R. 32 

23 E., Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

24 river. 

25 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) BIG BOULDER CREEK.—The ap2 proximately 6.3-mile segment of Big Boul3 der Creek from and including the headwaters to the west boundary of E1⁄2SW1 4 ⁄4

5 sec. 23, T.10 S., R. 33 E., Willamette Me6 ridian, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) LITTLE BUTTE CREEK.—The ap8 proximately 3.2-mile segment of Little 

9 Butte Creek from and including the head10 waters to the confluence with the Middle 

11 Fork John Day River, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(iii) CAMP CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 15.1-mile segment of Camp Creek 

14 from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of SE1⁄4NE1 15 ⁄4 sec. 25, T. 

16 10 S., R. 32 E., Willamette Meridian, as 

17 a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(iv) DEERHORN CREEK.—The ap19 proximately 3.9-mile segment of Deerhorn 

20 Creek from and including the headwaters 

21 to the confluence with the Middle Fork 

22 John Day River, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(v) GRANITE BOULDER CREEK.—The 

24 approximately 7-mile segment of Granite 

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1 headwaters at several springs to the point 

2 at which Granite Boulder Creek enters private land in NE1 3 ⁄4 sec. 2, T. 13 S., R. 19 

4 E., Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(vi) WEST FORK GRANITE BOULDER

6 CREEK.—The approximately 2.3-mile seg7 ment of West Fork Granite Boulder Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters to the 

9 confluence with Granite Boulder Creek, as 

10 a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(vii) VINEGAR CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 9.7-mile segment of Vinegar Creek 

13 from and including the headwaters at sev14 eral springs to the point at which Vinegar 

15 Creek enters non-Federal land in T. 11 S., 

16 R. 35 E., sec. 20, Willamette Meridian, as 

17 a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(viii) CLEAR CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 12-mile segment of Clear Creek 

20 from and including the headwaters (includ21 ing Looney Spring) to the point at which 

22 Clear Creek first enters non-Federal land 

23 in T. 11 S., R. 35 E., sec. 26, Willamette 

24 Meridian, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(264) MIDDLE FORK WILLAMETTE, OR2 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

3 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

4 classes: 

5 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

6 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 

7 15.3-mile segment of the Middle Fork Wil8 lamette River from and including the head9 waters (including Timpanogas Lake and 

10 Big Swamp) to the confluence with Echo 

11 Creek, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

13 14.3-mile segment of the Middle Fork Wil14 lamette River from the confluence with 

15 Echo Creek to Hills Creek Reservoir pool, 

16 as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

18 ‘‘(i) TUMBLEBUG CREEK.—The ap19 proximately 7.4-mile segment of 

20 Tumblebug Creek from and including the 

21 headwaters to the confluence with the Mid22 dle Fork Willamette River, as a scenic 

23 river. 

24 ‘‘(ii) SALT CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 14.1-mile segment of Salt Creek 


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1 from the source (including the Betty 

2 Lakes, Gold Lake Bog, Gold Lake, Salt 

3 Creek Falls, Diamond Creek Falls, and 

4 Too Much Bear Lake) to the confluence 

5 with Twin Creek, as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(iii) SKYLINE CREEK.—The approxi7 mately 3-mile segment of Skyline Creek 

8 from and including the headwaters to the 

9 confluence with Salt Creek, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(iv) SWIFT CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 5.7-mile segment of Swift Creek 

12 from and including the headwaters to the 

13 south boundary of T. 23 S., R. 4 E., sec. 

14 36, Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(v) INDIGO CREEK.—The approxi17 mately 1.9-mile segment of Indigo Creek 

18 from and including the headwaters to the 

19 confluence with the Middle Fork Willam20 ette River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(265) MIDDLE SANTIAM, OREGON.—The fol22 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec23 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

24 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 2.1- 

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1 0.4 miles downstream of the confluence with 

2 Lake Creek to the Middle Santiam Wilderness 

3 boundary, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

5 ‘‘(i) PYRAMID CREEK.—The approxi6 mately 9.2-mile segment of Pyramid Creek 

7 from and including the headwaters to the 

8 confluence with the Middle Santiam River, 

9 as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH PYRAMID CREEK.—The 

11 approximately 3.9-mile segment of South 

12 Pyramid Creek from and including the 

13 headwaters to the confluence with the Mid14 dle Santiam River, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(266) MEACHAM CREEK, OREGON.—The fol16 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec17 retary of the Interior in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

19 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 

20 7.7 miles of Meacham Creek from the west 

21 boundary of T. 1 N., R. 35 E., sec. 35, 

22 Willamette Meridian, to the north bound23 ary of the southern half of T. 1 N., R. 36 

24 E., sec. 5, Willamette Meridian, as a rec25 reational river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) DETAILED BOUNDARIES.—Only 

2 Federal land or land owned by, or held in 

3 trust for, an Indian Tribe, shall be in4 cluded in the detailed boundaries required 

5 under subsection (b) for the segment des6 ignated by clause (i). 

7 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

8 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK MEACHAM

9 CREEK.—The approximately 8.8-mile seg10 ment of North Fork Meacham Creek from 

11 and including the headwaters to the east 

boundary of NW1 12 ⁄4 sec. 30, T. 1 N., R. 37 

13 E., Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) EAST MEACHAM CREEK.—The 

16 approximately 5.5-mile segment of East 

17 Meacham Creek from and including the 

18 headwaters to the confluence with 

19 Meacham Creek, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(C) POT CREEK.—The approximately 8- 

21 mile segment of Pot Creek from and including 

22 the headwaters (including Dead Horse Spring) 

23 to the confluence with North Fork Meacham 

24 Creek, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(267) NORTH FORK SILETZ, OREGON.—The 

2 following segments, to be administered by the Sec3 retary of the Interior in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 3.4- 

5 mile segment of the North Fork Siletz River 

6 from the west boundary of the Bureau of Land 

7 Management land in T. 7 S., R. 8 W., sec. 19, 

8 Willamette Meridian, to the south boundary of 

9 T. 7 S., R. 8 W., sec. 32, Willamette Meridian, 

10 as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(B) WARNICKE CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 6.8-mile segment of Warnicke Creek 

13 from the east boundary of T. 7 S., R. 8 W., sec. 

14 17, Willamette Meridian, to the confluence with 

15 the North Fork Siletz River, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(268) NORTH SANTIAM, OREGON.—The fol17 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec18 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

19 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

20 ‘‘(i) UPPER MAINSTEM.—The approxi21 mately 3.4-mile segment of the North 

22 Santiam River from the Mount Jefferson 

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1 in T. 12 S., R. 7 E., sec. 29, Willamette 

2 Meridian, as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE MAINSTEM.—The ap4 proximately 9-mile segment of the North 

5 Santiam River from 0.1 mile above Oregon 

6 Highway 22 in T. 12 S., R. 7 E., sec. 29, 

7 Willamette Meridian, to the north boundary of SW1⁄4SW1 8 ⁄4 sec. 29, T. 11 S., R. 7 

9 E., Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(iii) LOWER MAINSTEM.—The ap12 proximately 9.5-mile segment of the North 

13 Santiam River from the south boundary of 

NW1⁄4NW1 14 ⁄4 sec. 15, T. 11 S., R. 7 E., 

15 Willamette Meridian, to the west boundary 

16 of T. 10 S., R. 6 E., sec. 24, Willamette 

17 Meridian, as a recreational river. 

18 ‘‘(B) WHITEWATER CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 4- 

20 mile segment of Whitewater Creek from 

21 the Mount Jefferson Wilderness boundary 

to the west boundary of E1 22 ⁄2 sec. 22, T. 10 

23 S., R. 6 E., Willamette Meridian, as a sce24 nic river. 


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1 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 1- 

2 mile segment of Whitewater Creek from 

the east boundary of NW1⁄4NE1 3 ⁄4 sec. 28, 

4 T. 10 S., R. 7 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

5 the confluence with the North Santiam 

6 River, as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(269) OCHOCO CREEK, OREGON.—The fol8 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec9 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 7- 

11 mile segment of Ochoco Creek from the source 

12 at Ochoco Spring and 4 named springs in 

NE1 13 ⁄4 sec. 16, T. 13 S., R. 20 E., Willamette 

Meridian, to the west boundary of NE1⁄4SE1 14 ⁄4

15 sec. 34, T. 13 S., R. 19 E., Willamette Merid16 ian, as a recreational river. 

17 ‘‘(B) CANYON CREEK.— 

18 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 2- 

19 mile segment of Canyon Creek from and 

20 including the headwaters to the confluence 

21 with Cline Creek, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 4- 

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1 fluence with Ochoco Creek, as a rec2 reational river. 

3 ‘‘(270) ODELL CREEK, OREGON.—The following 

4 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture, in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 8.1- 

7 mile segment of Odell Creek from the gauging 

8 station below the outlet of Odell Lake to Davis 

9 Lake, as a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(B) MAKLAKS CREEK.—The approxi11 mately 1.7-mile segment of Maklaks Creek from 

12 and including the headwaters to the confluence 

13 with Odell Creek, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(271) OREGON CANYON MOUNTAINS, OR15 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

16 by the Secretary of the Interior in the following 

17 classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) WHITEHORSE CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 15.3-mile segment of Whitehorse Creek 

20 from and including the headwaters to the north 

boundary of S1⁄2SW1 21 ⁄4 sec. 29, T. 38 S., R. 39 

22 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(B) LITTLE WHITEHORSE CREEK.—The 

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waters to the east boundary of NW1⁄4SE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 

2 30, T. 38 S., R. 39 E., Willamette Meridian, as 

3 a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(C) FIFTEENMILE CREEK.—The approxi5 mately 12-mile segment of Fifteenmile Creek 

6 from and including the headwaters to the con7 fluence with Whitehorse Creek, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(D) OREGON CANYON CREEK.—The ap9 proximately 7.4-mile segment of Oregon Canyon 

10 Creek from and including the headwaters to the 

north boundary of SW1⁄4NE1 11 ⁄4 sec. 2, T. 39 S., 

12 R. 40 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(E) EAST FORK OREGON CANYON

14 CREEK.—The approximately 4.7-mile segment 

15 of East Fork Oregon Canyon Creek from and 

16 including the headwaters to the confluence with 

17 Oregon Canyon Creek, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(F) WEST FORK OREGON CANYON

19 CREEK.—The approximately 1.5-mile segment 

20 of West Fork Oregon Canyon Creek from and 

21 including the headwaters to the confluence with 

22 Oregon Canyon Creek, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(G) NORTH FORK MCDERMITT CREEK.— 

24 The approximately 4.5-mile segment of North 

25 Fork McDermitt Creek from and including the 


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1 headwaters to the confluence with McDermitt 

2 Creek, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(H) MCDERMITT CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 8.2- 

5 mile segment of McDermitt Creek from 

6 and including the headwaters to the south 

boundary of NE1 7 ⁄4 sec. 10, T. 41 S., R. 39 

8 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The approximately 

10 4.4-mile segment of McDermitt Creek from 

11 the boundary between the States of Oregon 

12 and Nevada in T. 41 S., R. 41 E., sec. 21, 

13 Willamette Meridian, to the boundary be14 tween the States of Oregon and Nevada in 

15 T. 41 S., R. 40 E., sec. 24, Willamette 

16 Meridian, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(iii) LIMITATION.—The comprehen18 sive management plan prepared in accord19 ance with subsection (d) for the segments 

20 described in clauses (i) and (ii) shall not 

21 apply to any land in the State of Nevada. 

22 ‘‘(I) ANTELOPE CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 10.1-mile segment of Antelope Creek 

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boundary of NE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 9, T. 37 S., R. 37 E., 

2 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(J) COTTONWOOD CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 7.4-mile segment of Cottonwood Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters to the con6 fluence with Whitehorse Creek, as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(K) DOOLITTLE CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 8.6-mile segment of Doolittle Creek 

9 from and including the headwaters to the con10 fluence with Whitehorse Creek, as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(L) INDIAN CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 3- 

13 mile segment of Indian Creek from and in14 cluding the headwaters to the south bound15 ary of T. 40 S., R. 40 E., sec. 24, Willam16 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

18 6.8-mile of Indian Creek from the south 

19 boundary of T. 40 S., R. 40 E., sec. 24, 

20 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

21 with McDermitt Creek, as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(M) SAGE CREEK.—The approximately 

23 4.2-mile segment of Sage Creek from and in24 cluding the headwaters to the east boundary of 


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1 T. 41 S., R. 39 E., sec. 17, Willamette Merid2 ian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(272) OREGON DUNES, OREGON.—The fol4 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec5 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) SUTTON CREEK.—The approximately 

7 4.2-mile segment of Sutton Creek from the 

8 mouth of Sutton Lake to the Pacific Ocean, as 

9 a scenic river. 

10 ‘‘(B) SILTCOOS RIVER.—The approxi11 mately 1.7-mile segment of the Siltcoos River 

12 from Tyee Campground to the Pacific Ocean, 

13 as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(C) TAHKENITCH CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 2.9-mile segment of Tahkenitch Creek 

16 from the 100 feet below U.S. Route 101 to the 

17 Pacific Ocean, as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(D) THREEMILE CREEK.—The approxi19 mately 2.1-mile segment of Threemile Creek 

20 from the Oregon Dunes National Recreation 

21 Area boundary to the Pacific Ocean, as a scenic 

22 river. 

23 ‘‘(E) TENMILE CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 2.1-mile segment of Tenmile Creek from 

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1 tional Recreation Area to the Pacific Ocean, as 

2 a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(F) ACCOMMODATING NATURE.—In pre4 paring the detailed boundaries of the segments 

5 designated by this paragraph, the Secretary of 

6 Agriculture shall— 

7 ‘‘(i) accommodate the dynamic nature 

8 of the stream mouths entering the Pacific 

9 Ocean; and 

10 ‘‘(ii) if determined to be appropriate 

11 by the Secretary of Agriculture, expand the 

12 detailed boundaries of the applicable seg13 ment to accommodate significant move14 ment of a stream mouth. 

15 ‘‘(273) PIPE FORK, OREGON.—The following 

16 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

17 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in the 

18 following classes: 

19 ‘‘(A) UPPER.—The approximately 0.7-mile 

20 segment of Pipe Fork from and including the 

21 headwaters (including Larkspur Spring) to the 

22 confluence with an unnamed tributary in 

SW1⁄4SW1 23 ⁄4 sec. 35, T. 39 S., R. 5 W., Willam24 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(B) LOWER.—The approximately 0.8-mile 

2 segment of Pipe Fork from the confluence with 

an unnamed tributary in SW1⁄4SW1 3 ⁄4 sec. 35, 

4 T. 39 S., R. 5 W., Willamette Meridian, as a 

5 scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(274) PISTOL, OREGON.—The following seg7 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri8 culture in the following classes: 

9 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 6.6- 

10 mile segment of the Pistol River from and in11 cluding the headwaters to the west boundary of 

12 T. 38 S., R. 13 W., sec. 2, Willamette Merid13 ian, as a scenic river. 

14 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

15 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK.—The approxi16 mately 4.6-mile segment of the North Fork 

17 Pistol River from and including the head18 waters to the south boundary of T. 37 S., 

19 R. 13 W., sec. 32, Willamette Meridian, as 

20 a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK.—The approximately 

22 4.6-mile segment of the East Fork Pistol 

23 River from the confluence with Windy 

24 Creek and Cedar Creek to the confluence 

25 with Pistol River, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

2 ‘‘(i) MEADOW CREEK.—The approxi3 mately 2.9-mile segment of Meadow Creek 

4 from and including the headwaters includ5 ing Snow Camp Meadow to the confluence 

6 with the Pistol River, as a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(ii) WINDY CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 4.4-mile segment of Windy Creek 

9 from and including the headwaters to the 

10 confluence with Cedar Creek, as a wild 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(275) PUEBLO MOUNTAINS, OREGON.—The 

13 following segments, to be administered by the Sec14 retary of the Interior in the following classes: 

15 ‘‘(A) DENIO CREEK.—The approximately 

16 5.9-mile segment of Denio Creek from and in17 cluding the headwaters to the south boundary 

of NE1⁄4NW1 18 ⁄4 sec. 20, T. 41 S., R. 35 E., Wil19 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(B) VAN HORN CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 6.8-mile segment of Van Horn Creek 

22 from and including the headwaters to the north 

23 boundary of T. 41 S., R. 35 E., sec. 4, Willam24 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) ARIZONA CREEK.—The approximately 

2 3.4-mile segment of Arizona Creek from and in3 cluding the headwaters to 0.01 miles west of 

4 Fields-Denio County Road 201, as a wild river. 

5 ‘‘(D) LITTLE COTTONWOOD CREEK.—The 

6 approximately 6.9-mile segment of Little Cot7 tonwood Creek from and including the head8 waters to 0.01 mile west of Fields-Denio Coun9 ty Road 201, as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(E) WILLOW CREEK.—The approximately 

11 4.7-mile segment of Willow Creek from and in12 cluding the headwaters to 0.01 mile west of 

13 Fields-Denio County Road 201, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(276) RATTLESNAKE CREEK, OREGON.—The 

15 approximately 11.3-mile segment of Rattlesnake 

16 Creek from the south boundary of T. 37 S., R. 44 

17 E., sec. 4, Willamette Meridian, to the north boundary of SE1 18 ⁄4 sec. 19, T. 35 S., R. 42 E., Willamette 

19 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of the 

20 Interior as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(277) SELDOM CREEK, OREGON.—The ap22 proximately 4-mile segment of Seldom Creek from 

23 the eastern right-of-way edge of the county road 

24 that intersects with Oregon Route 140 in 

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1 Meridian, to the confluence with Fourmile Creek, to 

2 be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as 

3 a scenic river. 

4 ‘‘(278) SILVER CREEK, OREGON.—The fol5 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec6 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte7 rior in the following classes: 

8 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 

9 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 

10 15.8-mile segment of Silver Creek from 

11 0.01 mile below Forest Service Road 45S 

12 to the confluence with Sawmill Creek, as a 

13 wild river. 

14 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The approximately 

15 0.5-mile segment of Silver Creek from the 

16 confluence with Sawmill Creek to the south 

17 boundary of T. 21 S., R. 26 E., sec. 20, 

18 Willamette Meridian, as a recreational 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(iii) LOWER.—The approximately 

21 3.3-mile segment of Silver Creek from the 

22 south boundary of T. 21 S., R. 26 E., sec. 

23 20, Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

24 with Nicoll Creek, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(iv) LOWERMOST.—The approxi2 mately 1.5 mile segment of Silver Creek 

3 from the confluence with Nicoll Creek to 

4 the south boundary of T. 22 S., R. 25 E., 

5 sec. 13, Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

6 river. 

7 ‘‘(B) WICKIUP CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 7.2-mile segment of Wickiup Creek from 

9 and including the headwaters to the west 

10 boundary of T. 21 S., R. 26 E., sec. 11, Wil11 lamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(279) SILVIES, OREGON.—The approximately 

13 3.3-mile segment of the Silvies River from the north 

boundary of T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 14, SW1 14 ⁄4, 

NE1 15 ⁄4, Willamette Meridian, to the east boundary of 

T. 21 S., R. 29 E., sec. 25, SW1⁄4, NE1 16 ⁄4, Willam17 ette Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary 

18 of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior as 

19 a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(280) SITKA SPRUCE, OREGON.—The fol21 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec22 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

23 ‘‘(A) GWYNN CREEK.—The approximately 

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1 cluding the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean, as 

2 a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(B) CAPE CREEK.—The approximately 

4 3.2-mile segment of Cape Creek from and in5 cluding the headwaters to the Pacific Ocean, as 

6 a scenic river. 

7 ‘‘(281) SLATE CREEK, OREGON.—The following 

8 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

9 Agriculture in the following classes: 

10 ‘‘(A) UPPER.—The approximately 3.3-mile 

11 segment of Slate Creek from and including the 

12 headwaters to the confluence with Buckeye 

13 Creek, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(B) LOWER.—The approximately 2.2-mile 

15 segment of Slate Creek from the confluence 

16 with Buckeye Creek to the south boundary of 

17 T. 37 S., R. 8 W., sec. 1, Willamette Meridian, 

18 as a recreational river. 

19 ‘‘(C) CEDAR LOG CREEK, OREGON.—The 

20 approximately 1.7-mile segment of Cedar Log 

21 Creek from and including the headwaters to the 

22 confluence with Slate Creek, to be administered 

23 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a wild river. 

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1 culture and the Secretary of the Interior in the fol2 lowing classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 

4 55.6-mile segment of Smith River from and in5 cluding the headwaters to the confluence with 

6 the West Fork Smith River, as a recreational 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

9 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK SMITH RIVER.— 

10 The approximately 15.4-mile segment from 

the north boundary of S1 11 ⁄2 sec. 7, T. 19 S., 

12 R. 9 W., Willamette Meridian, to the south 

boundary of N1⁄2NE1 13 ⁄4 sec. 32, T. 19 S., 

14 R. 10 W., Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(ii) WEST FORK SMITH RIVER.—The 

17 approximately 16.9-mile segment of the 

18 West Fork Smith River from and including 

19 the headwaters to the confluence with the 

20 Smith River, as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(iii) SOUTH FORK SMITH RIVER.— 

22 The approximately 7.7-mile segment of the 

23 South Fork Smith River from and includ24 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

25 the Smith River, as a recreational river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

2 ‘‘(i) MIDDLE FORK NORTH FORK

3 SMITH RIVER.—The approximately 4.9- 

4 mile segment of the Middle Fork North 

5 Fork Smith River from and including the 

6 headwaters to the confluence with North 

7 Fork Smith River, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) WEST BRANCH NORTH FORK

9 SMITH RIVER.—The approximately 3.2- 

10 mile segment of the West Branch of the 

11 North Fork Smith River from and includ12 ing the headwaters to the confluence with 

13 the North Fork Smith River, as a scenic 

14 river. 

15 ‘‘(iii) KENTUCKY CREEK.—The ap16 proximately 1.8-mile segment of Kentucky 

17 Creek from the east boundary of T. 19 S., 

18 R. 9 W., sec. 17, Willamette Meridian, to 

19 the confluence with the North Fork Smith 

20 River, as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(283) SOUTH FORK ALSEA, OREGON.—The ap22 proximately 9.3-mile segment of the South Fork 

23 Alsea River from and including the headwaters to 

24 the Bureau of Land Management boundary in T. 14 

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1 ministered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec2 reational river. 

3 ‘‘(284) SOUTH FORK COQUILLE, OREGON.—The 

4 following segments, to be administered by the Sec5 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

6 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 

7 15.1-mile segment of the South Fork Coquille 

River from the east boundary of NW14SE1 8 ⁄4, 

9 sec. 9, T. 33 S., R. 11 W., Willamette Merid10 ian, to the north boundary of T. 32 S., R. 11 

11 W., sec. 6, Willamette Meridian, as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) JOHNSON CREEK.—The approxi15 mately 2.43-mile segment of Johnson 

16 Creek from and including the confluence 

17 with Sucker Creek to the confluence with 

18 the South Fork Coquille River, as a scenic 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(ii) SUCKER CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 3.9-mile segment of Sucker Creek 

22 from and including the headwaters to the 

23 confluence with Johnson Creek, as a wild 

24 river. 


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1 ‘‘(285) CROOKED CREEK, OREGON.—The fol2 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec3 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 5.5- 

5 mile segment from the confluence of North 

6 Fork Crooked Creek and South Fork Crooked 

7 Creek to the Fremont National Forest bound8 ary, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

10 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK.—The approxi11 mately 1.9-mile segment of North Fork 

12 Crooked Creek from and including the 

13 headwaters to the confluence with South 

14 Fork Crooked Creek, as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.—The approxi16 mately 1.9-mile segment of South Fork 

17 Crooked Creek from and including the 

18 headwaters to the confluence with North 

19 Fork Crooked Creek, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(286) SOUTH FORK CROOKED, OREGON.—The 

21 approximately 15.4-mile segment of the South Fork 

Crooked River from the south boundary of N1 22 ⁄2 sec. 

23 11, T. 19 S., R. 22 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 

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1 lamette Meridian, to be administered by the Sec2 retary of the Interior as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(287) SOUTH FORK LITTLE BUTTE CREEK, 

4 OREGON.—The following segments, to be adminis5 tered by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Sec6 retary of the Interior in the following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 6.2- 

8 mile segment of South Fork Little Butte Creek 

9 from and including the headwaters to South 

10 Fork Dam pool, as a recreational river. 

11 ‘‘(B) DEAD INDIAN CREEK.—The approxi12 mately 3-mile segment of Dead Indian Creek 

13 from the east boundary of T. 38 S., R. 3 E., 

14 sec. 3, Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

15 with Little South Fork Butte Creek, as a scenic 

16 river. 

17 ‘‘(288) SIXES, OREGON.—The following seg18 ments, to be administered by the Secretary of Agri19 culture and the Secretary of the Interior in the fol20 lowing classes: 

21 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 4.2- 

22 mile segment of the Sixes River from the east 

23 boundary of T. 32 S., R. 13 W., sec. 8, Willam24 ette Meridian, to the east boundary of 


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NE1⁄4SE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 11, T. 32 S., R. 14 W., Wil2 lamette Meridian, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(B) SOUTH FORK.—The approximately 

4 7.3-mile segment of the South Fork Sixes River 

5 from and including the headwaters to the west 

6 boundary of T. 32 S., R. 13 W., sec. 18, Wil7 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(C) BEE CREEK.—The approximately 

9 2.3-mile segment of Bee Creek from and includ10 ing the headwaters to the confluence with the 

11 South Fork Sixes River, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(289) SOUTH FORK INDIAN CREEK, OR13 EGON.—The approximately 3.1-mile segment of 

14 South Fork Indian Creek from the downstream 

15 right-of-way boundary of Gregory Road in 

SE1⁄4SE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 19, T. 18 S., R. 39 E., Willamette 

Meridian, to the east boundary of SW1 17 ⁄4 sec. 15, T. 

18 18 S., R. 39 E., Willamette Meridian, to be adminis19 tered by the Secretary of the Interior as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(290) SOUTH FORK SPRAGUE RIVER, OR21 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

22 by the Secretary of Agriculture in the following 

23 classes: 

24 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.— 


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1 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 9.3- 

2 mile segment of the South Fork Sprague 

3 River from the Gearhart Mountain Wilder4 ness boundary in T. 36 S., R. 16 E., sec. 

5 1, Willamette Meridian, to the west boundary of NE1 6 ⁄4 sec. 10, T. 37 E., R. 16 E., 

7 Willamette Meridian, as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(ii) MIDDLE.—The approximately 6- 

9 mile segment of the South Fork Sprague 

10 River from west boundary of T. 37 S., R. 

11 15 E., sec. 1, Willamette Meridian, to the 

north boundary of S1⁄2NW1 12 ⁄4 sec. 8, T. 37 

13 S., R. 15 E., Willamette Meridian, as a 

14 scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

16 ‘‘(i) BROWNSWORTH CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 1.7-mile segment of 

18 Brownsworth Creek from the north boundary of SE1 19 ⁄4 sec. 36, T. 36 S., R. 15 E., 

20 Willamette Meridian, to the confluence 

21 with the South Fork Sprague River, as a 

22 scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(ii) DEMING CREEK.—The approxi24 mately 5-mile segment of Deming Creek 

25 from the Gearhart Wilderness boundary to 


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1 the south boundary of T. 36 S., R. 15 E., 

2 sec. 9, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

3 river. 

4 ‘‘(291) SOUTH SANTIAM, OREGON.—The fol5 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec6 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 

8 13.2-mile segment of the South Santiam River 

9 from the confluence of Sevenmile Creek and 

10 Latiwi Creek to the west boundary of T. 13 S., 

11 R. 3 E., sec. 34, Willamette Meridian, as a rec12 reational river. 

13 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

14 ‘‘(i) SEVENMILE CREEK.—The ap15 proximately 4.9-mile segment of Sevenmile 

Creek from the south boundary of NE1 16 ⁄4

17 sec. 13, T. 14 S., R. 5 E., Willamette Me18 ridian, to the confluence with Latiwi 

19 Creek, as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(ii) LATIWI CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 3.9-mile segment of Latiwi Creek 

22 from and including the headwaters to the 

23 confluence with Sevenmile Creek, as a sce24 nic river. 


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1 ‘‘(iii) SHEEP CREEK.—The approxi2 mately 2.6-mile segment of Sheep Creek 

3 from the east boundary of T. 13 S., R. 5 

4 E., sec. 28, Willamette Meridian, to the 

5 confluence with the South Santiam River, 

6 as a recreational river. 

7 ‘‘(iv) CUB CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 2-mile segment of Cub Creek from 

9 and including the headwaters to the con10 fluence with Moose Creek, as a scenic 

11 river. 

12 ‘‘(v) BOULDER CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 3.5-mile segment of Boulder Creek 

14 from and including the headwaters to the 

15 confluence with the South Santiam River, 

16 as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(vi) MOOSE CREEK.—The approxi18 mately 10.1-mile segment of Moose Creek 

19 from the Forest Service boundary 0.4 mile 

20 upstream from the western edge of T. 13 

21 S., R. 4 E., sec. 4, Willamette Meridian, to 

22 the confluence with the South Santiam 

23 River, as a scenic river. 

24 ‘‘(vii) FALLS CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 3.6-mile segment of Falls Creek 


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1 from the source at and including Gordon 

2 Meadows to 0.1 mile above the hydro3 electric diversion, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(292) TROUT CREEK MOUNTAINS, OREGON.— 

5 The following segments, to be administered by the 

6 Secretary of the Interior in the following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) WILLOW CREEK.— 

8 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 12- 

9 mile segment of Willow Creek from and in10 cluding the headwaters to the north boundary of SW1⁄4NW1 11 ⁄4 sec. 2, T. 39 S., R. 38 

12 E., Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 8- 

14 mile segment of Willow Creek from the 

north boundary of SW1⁄4NW1 15 ⁄4 sec. 2, T. 

16 39 S., R. 38 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

17 the north boundary of T. 37 S., R. 36 E., 

18 sec. 22, Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(B) BIG TROUT CREEK.—The approxi21 mately 12.4-mile segment of Big Trout Creek 

from the east boundary of SW1⁄4NE1 22 ⁄4 sec. 15, 

23 T. 41 S., R. 38 E., Willamette Meridian, to the 

24 north boundary of T. 39 S., R. 37 E., sec. 35, 

25 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 


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1 ‘‘(C) EAST FORK BIG TROUT CREEK.—The 

2 approximately 6.7-mile segment of East Fork 

3 Big Trout Creek from and including the head4 waters to the confluence with Big Trout Creek, 

5 as a wild river. 

6 ‘‘(D) LITTLE TROUT CREEK.— 

7 ‘‘(i) UPPER.—The approximately 6- 

8 mile segment of Little Trout Creek from 

9 and including the headwaters to the north 

10 boundary of T. 39 S., R. 37 E., sec. 24, 

11 Willamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

12 ‘‘(ii) LOWER.—The approximately 

13 1.7-mile segment of Little Trout Creek 

14 from the north boundary of T. 39 S., R. 

15 37 E., sec. 24, Willamette Meridian, to the 

west boundary of NE1 16 ⁄4 sec. 14, T. 39 S., 

17 R. 37 E., Willamette Meridian, as a scenic 

18 river. 

19 ‘‘(E) KINGS RIVER.—The approximately 

20 2.1-mile segment of Kings River from the Or21 egon-Nevada border to the Nevada-Oregon bor22 der, as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(293) TWELVEMILE CREEK, OREGON.—The 

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1 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Inte2 rior in the following classes: 

3 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 6.9- 

4 mile segment of Twelvemile Creek from the 

west boundary of SE1 5 ⁄4 sec. 20, T. 41 S., R. 23 

6 E., Willamette Meridian, to the north boundary 

of SE1⁄4SW1 7 ⁄4 sec. 12, T. 41 S., R. 23 E., Wil8 lamette Meridian, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(B) NORTH FORK.—The approximately 

10 3.8-mile segment of North Fork Twelvemile 

11 Creek from and including the headwaters to the 

12 confluence with Twelvemile Creek, as a wild 

13 river. 

14 ‘‘(C) LIMITATION.—The comprehensive 

15 management plan prepared in accordance with 

16 subsection (d) for the segments described in 

17 subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to 

18 any land in the State of Nevada. 

19 ‘‘(294) TUMALO CREEK, OREGON.—The fol20 lowing segments, to be administered by the Sec21 retary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

22 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 

23 11.6-mile segment of Tumalo Creek from the 

24 confluence of North Fork Tumalo Creek and 

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1 ary of T. 17 S., R. 11 E., sec. 33, Willamette 

2 Meridian, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

4 ‘‘(i) MIDDLE FORK.—The approxi5 mately 2.6-mile segment of Middle Fork 

6 Tumalo Creek from and including the 

7 headwaters to 0.1 mile above the diversion 

8 at Source Spring, as a wild river. 

9 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK.—The approxi10 mately 2.4-mile segment of South Fork 

11 Tumalo Creek from and including the 

12 headwaters to the confluence with Tumalo 

13 Creek, as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(iii) NORTH FORK.—The approxi15 mately 2.2-mile segment of North Fork 

16 Tumalo Creek from the Three Sisters Wil17 derness boundary to the confluence with 

18 Middle Fork Tumalo Creek, as a wild 

19 river. 

20 ‘‘(C) BRIDGE CREEK.—The approximately 

21 3.6-mile segment of Bridge Creek from and in22 cluding the headwaters to 0.1 mile above the di23 version dam, as a wild river. 

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1 quired under subsection (d) for the segments 

2 described in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 

3 Secretary shall consult with the city of Bend, 

4 Oregon, to ensure continued protection of, and 

5 access to, clean drinking water. 

6 ‘‘(295) UMATILLA HEADWATERS, OREGON.— 

7 The following segments, to be administered by the 

8 Secretary of Agriculture in the following classes: 

9 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 1.7- 

10 mile segment of the Umatilla River from the 

11 confluence of the North Fork Umatilla River 

12 and the South Fork Umatilla River to western 

13 boundary of the Umatilla National Forest, as a 

14 recreational river. 

15 ‘‘(B) FORKS.— 

16 ‘‘(i) NORTH FORK UMATILLA

17 RIVER.—The approximately 2-mile seg18 ment of the North Fork Umatilla River 

19 from and including the headwaters to the 

20 North Fork Umatilla Wilderness boundary, 

21 as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(ii) SOUTH FORK UMATILLA

23 RIVER.— 

24 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

25 7.2-mile segment of the South Fork 


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1 Umatilla River from and including the 

2 headwaters to 0.01 mile above Forest 

3 Service Road 32, as a wild river. 

4 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi5 mately 4.1-mile segment of South 

6 Fork Umatilla River from 0.01 mile 

7 above Forest Service Road 32 to the 

8 confluence with the North Fork 

9 Umatilla River, as a recreational 

10 river. 

11 ‘‘(C) TRIBUTARIES.— 

12 ‘‘(i) RYAN CREEK.—The approxi13 mately 6.4-mile segment of Ryan Creek 

14 from and including the headwaters to 

15 northern boundary of the Umatilla Na16 tional Forest, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) SHIMMIEHORN CREEK.—The ap18 proximately 6.7-mile segment of 

19 Shimmiehorn Creek from and including the 

20 headwaters to the confluence with the 

21 South Fork Umatilla River, as a wild river. 

22 ‘‘(iii) THOMAS CREEK.—The approxi23 mately 2.4-mile segment of Thomas Creek 

24 from the confluence with Spring Creek to 


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1 the confluence with the South Fork 

2 Umatilla River, as a recreational river. 

3 ‘‘(296) APPLEGATE, OREGON.—The following 

4 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

5 Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in the 

6 following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) PALMER CREEK.—The approximately 

8 5-mile segment of Palmer Creek from and in9 cluding the headwaters to the west boundary of 

10 T. 40 S., R. 3 W., sec. 7, Willamette Meridian, 

11 as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(B) MULE CREEK.—The approximately 

13 3.6-mile segment of Mule Creek from and in14 cluding the headwaters to the west boundary of 

15 T. 40 S., R. 3 W., sec. 17, Willamette Merid16 ian, as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(C) STAR GULCH.—The approximately 

18 7.7-mile segment of Star Gulch from and in19 cluding the headwaters to the east boundary of 

NW1 20 ⁄4 sec. 28, T. 39 S., R. 3 W., Willamette 

21 Meridian, as a recreational river. 

22 ‘‘(D) LONG GULCH.—The approximately 

23 2.2-mile segment of Long Gulch from and in24 cluding the headwaters to the west boundary of 


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NE1⁄4SE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 19, T. 38 S., R. 3 W., Willam2 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(297) UPPER KLAMATH LAKE MARSH, OR4 EGON.—The following segments, to be administered 

5 by the Secretary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

6 the Interior in the following classes: 

7 ‘‘(A) CRYSTAL CREEK.—The approxi8 mately 9.4-mile segment of Crystal Creek from 

9 and including the source at Crystal Spring (in10 cluding Malone Springs) to Pelican Bay, as a 

11 scenic river. 

12 ‘‘(B) RECREATION CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The approximately 

14 2.3-mile segment of Recreation Creek from 

15 the diffluence with Crystal Creek to Peli16 can Bay, as a scenic river. 

17 ‘‘(ii) NON-FEDERAL LAND.—The Sec18 retary of Agriculture and the Secretary of 

19 the Interior shall not include any non-Fed20 eral land or National Forest System land 

21 in which recreational cabins are located 

22 within the detailed boundaries required 

23 under subsection (b) for the segment des24 ignated by clause (i). 


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1 ‘‘(298) WEST STEENS MOUNTAIN, OREGON.— 

2 The following segments, to be administered by the 

3 Secretary of the Interior in the following classes: 

4 ‘‘(A) BIG BRIDGE CREEK.—The approxi5 mately 4.9-mile segment of Big Bridge Creek 

from the west boundary of NE1⁄4NE1 6 ⁄4 sec. 14, 

7 T. 32 S., R. 32.75 E., Willamette Meridian, to 

8 the confluence with Little Bridge Creek, as a 

9 wild river. 

10 ‘‘(B) LITTLE BRIDGE CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 4.1-mile segment of Little Bridge 

Creek from the west boundary of SE1⁄4NE1 12 ⁄4

13 sec. 11, T. 32 S., R. 32.75 E., Willamette Me14 ridian, to the confluence with Big Bridge Creek, 

15 as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(C) MUD CREEK.—The approximately 

17 5.7-mile segment of Mud Creek from the east 

18 boundary of T. 32 S., R. 32.75 E., sec. 19, Wil19 lamette Meridian, to the Malheur National 

20 Wildlife Refuge boundary, as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(D) HOME CREEK.—The approximately 

22 4.9-mile segment of Home Creek from the east 

23 boundary of T. 35 S., R. 32.5 E., sec. 17, Wil24 lamette Meridian, to the west boundary of 


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SE1⁄4NE1 1 ⁄4 sec. 10, T. 35 S., R. 32 E., Willam2 ette Meridian, as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(E) BRIDGE CREEK.—The approximately 

4 5.5-mile segment of Bridge Creek from the con5 fluence of Big Bridge Creek and Little Bridge 

6 Creeks to the Malheur Wildlife Refuge bound7 ary as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(299) WILLAMINA CREEK, OREGON.—The ap9 proximately 6-mile segment of Willamina Creek from 

10 the south boundary of T. 4 S., R. 6 E., sec. 5, Wil11 lamette Meridian, to the west boundary of T. 4 S., 

12 R. 7 W., sec. 25, Willamette Meridian, to be admin13 istered by the Secretary of the Interior as a rec14 reational river. 

15 ‘‘(300) WILLIAMSON, OREGON.—The approxi16 mately 9.3-mile segment of the Williamson River 

from the west boundary of W1 17 ⁄2 sec. 12, T. 33 S., 

18 R. 7 E., Willamette Meridian, to the confluence with 

19 Spring Creek, to be administered by the Secretary of 

20 Agriculture as a scenic river. 

21 ‘‘(301) WINCHUCK, OREGON.—The following 

22 segments, to be administered by the Secretary of 

23 Agriculture in the following classes: 

24 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 2.4- 

25 mile segment of the Winchuck River from the 


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1 confluence of the East Fork Winchuck River 

2 and Wheeler Creek to the west boundary of T. 

3 41 S., R. 12 W., sec. 10, Willamette Meridian, 

4 as a recreational river. 

5 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

6 ‘‘(i) EAST FORK WINCHUCK RIVER.— 

7 The approximately 7.6-mile segment of the 

8 East Fork Winchuck River from and in9 cluding the headwaters to the confluence 

10 with Wheeler Creek, as a scenic river. 

11 ‘‘(ii) FOURTH OF JULY CREEK.—The 

12 approximately 4.8-mile segment of Fourth 

13 of July Creek from and including the head14 waters to the confluence with the East 

15 Fork Winchuck River, as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(iii) WHEELER CREEK.— 

17 ‘‘(I) UPPER.—The approximately 

18 7.2-mile segment of Wheeler Creek 

19 from and including the headwaters to 

20 the confluence with Willow Creek, as 

21 a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) LOWER.—The approxi23 mately 4.1-mile segment of Wheeler 

24 Creek from the confluence with Wil25 low Creek to the confluence with the 


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1 East Fork Winchuck River, as a rec2 reational river. 

3 ‘‘(iv) MOSER CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 1-mile segment of Moser Creek 

5 from and including the headwaters to the 

west boundary of E1 6 ⁄2 sec. 18, T. 41 S., R. 

7 12 W., Willamette Meridian, as a wild 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(302) YACHATS, OREGON.—The approximately 

10 4-mile segment of the Yachats River from and in11 cluding the headwaters to the north boundary of T. 

12 15 S., R. 10 W., sec. 7, Willamette Meridian, to be 

13 administered by the Secretary of Agriculture as a 

14 scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(303) NORTH FORK TRASK RIVER, OREGON.— 

16 The following segments, to be administered by the 

17 Secretary of the Interior, in the following classes: 

18 ‘‘(A) The approximately 5.3-mile segment 

19 of the North Fork Trask River from the con20 fluence with the Middle Forks of the North 

21 Fork Trask River to the western boundary of 

the E 1 22 ⁄2 sec. 27, T. 1 S., R. 7 W., Willamette 

23 Meridian, as a recreational river. 

24 ‘‘(B) The approximately 2.2-mile segment 

25 of the Middle Fork of the North Fork Trask 


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River from the south boundary of the NW1 1 ⁄4

NW1 2 ⁄4 of sec. 28, T. 1 S., R. 6 W., Willamette 

3 Meridian to the confluence with the North Fork 

4 of the North Fork Trask River, as a rec5 reational river. 

6 ‘‘(304) MARKS CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi7 mately 9.2-mile segment of Marks Creek from the 

8 Forest Service ownership boundary in T. 13 S., R. 

9 19 E., sec. 9, Willamette Meridian, to the south 

10 boundary of T. 14 S., R. 18 E., sec. 11, Willamette 

11 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag12 riculture as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(305) WEST FORK HOOD RIVER, OREGON.— 

14 ‘‘(A) MAINSTEM.—The approximately 5.6- 

15 mile segment from the confluence of McGee 

16 Creek and Elk Creek to the Mount Hood Na17 tional Forest boundary in T. 1 S., R. 8.5 E., 

18 sec. 1, to be administered by the Secretary of 

19 Agriculture as a recreational river. 

20 ‘‘(B) TRIBUTARIES.— 

21 ‘‘(i) LAKE BRANCH.—The approxi22 mately 8.3-mile segment from the source 

23 at Lost Lake to the Mount Hood National 

24 Forest boundary, to be administered by the 


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1 Secretary of Agriculture, as a recreational 

2 river. 

3 ‘‘(ii) MCGEE CREEK.—The approxi4 mately 3.6-mile segment from the bound5 ary of the Mount Hood Wilderness to the 

6 confluence with Elk Creek, as a scenic 

7 river. 

8 ‘‘(306) STILL CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi9 mately 12.2-mile segment from the west boundary of 

E1⁄2NW1 10 ⁄4 sec. 25, T. 3 S., R. 8.5 E., Willamette 

11 Meridian, to be administered by the Secretary of Ag12 riculture as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(307) MIDDLE FORK FIVEMILE CREEK, OR14 EGON.—The approximately 7.7-mile segment from 

15 and including the headwaters to the confluence with 

16 the South Fork Fivemile Creek, to be administered 

17 by the Secretary of Agriculture as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(308) BAKER CREEK, OREGON.—The approxi19 mately 2.5-mile segment from the Bureau of Land 

20 Management boundary in T. 3 S., R. 6 W., sec. 35, 

21 Willamette Meridian, to the southern boundary of T. 

22 3 S., R. 5 W., sec. 31, Willamette Meridian, to be 

23 administered by the Secretary of the Interior as a 

24 scenic river.’’. 


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1 SEC. 8. PROTECTION OF CERTAIN AREAS. 

2 (a) ESSENTIAL SERPENTINE WETLAND WITH3 DRAWAL.— 

4 (1) DEFINITIONS.—In this subsection: 

5 (A) ESSENTIAL SERPENTINE WETLAND.— 

6 The term ‘‘essential serpentine wetland’’ means 

7 an essential wetland in the State or the State 

8 of California identified in the interagency con9 servation strategy. 

10 (B) INTERAGENCY CONSERVATION STRAT11 EGY.—The term ‘‘interagency conservation 

12 strategy’’ means the joint document prepared 

13 by the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land 

14 Management entitled ‘‘Conservation Strategy 

15 for Epilobium oreganum, Gentiana setigera, 

16 Hastingsia bracteosa var. bracteosa, H. 

17 bracteosa var. atropurpurea, and Viola 

18 primulifolia ssp. occidentalis in Serpentine 

19 Darlingtonia Wetlands of Southwest Oregon 

20 and Northwest California’’ and dated 2018. 

21 (C) SECRETARIES.—The term ‘‘Secre22 taries’’ means the Secretary of Agriculture and 

23 the Secretary of the Interior, acting jointly. 

24 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

25 rights, all Federal land that is included in an essen26 tial serpentine wetland, or that contributes to the 


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1 maintenance of the direct hydrologic regime of an 

2 essential serpentine wetland, is withdrawn from all 

3 forms of— 

4 (A) entry, appropriation, new rights-of5 way, or disposal under the public land laws; 

6 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

7 mining laws; and 

8 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

9 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma10 terials. 

11 (3) MAPS.— 

12 (A) PUBLICATION.—Not later than 1 year 

13 after the date of enactment of this Act, the Sec14 retaries shall publish a large-scale draft map 

15 and descriptions of each essential serpentine 

16 wetland, to be prepared in accordance with the 

17 interagency conservation strategy, that in18 clude— 

19 (i) the essential serpentine wetland; 

20 and 

21 (ii) any additional area of land or 

22 water that contributes to the maintenance 

23 of the direct hydrologic regime of the es24 sential serpentine wetland. 


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1 (B) PUBLIC REVIEW.—During the 90-day 

2 period beginning on the date of publication of 

3 the draft maps and descriptions under subpara4 graph (A), the Secretaries shall provide an op5 portunity for the public to review, and provide 

6 comments on, the draft maps and descriptions 

7 published under that subparagraph. 

8 (C) FINAL WITHDRAWAL MAPS.—After re9 sponding to any comments received during the 

10 public review period under subparagraph (B), 

11 the Secretaries shall publish on appropriate 

12 websites, and record in appropriate databases, 

13 final maps depicting the boundaries of each es14 sential serpentine wetland. 

15 (4) IMPLEMENTATION OF INTERAGENCY CON16 SERVATION STRATEGY.—The Secretaries shall give 

17 priority to implementing the interagency conserva18 tion strategy, including by amending applicable land 

19 and resource management plans to reflect— 

20 (A) the land allocation of essential serpen21 tine wetland; and 

22 (B) the management strategy applicable to 

23 essential serpentine wetland. 

24 (b) ILLINOIS WATERSHED SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

25 AREAS WITHDRAWAL.— 


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1 (1) DEFINITION OF SPECIAL MANAGEMENT

2 AREA.—In this subsection, the term ‘‘special man3 agement area’’ means each of the following: 

4 (A) The Eight Dollar Mountain Botanical 

5 Area. 

6 (B) The Page Mountain Botanical Area. 

7 (C) The Bolan Lake Botanical Area. 

8 (D) The Grayback Mountain Botanical 

9 Area. 

10 (E) The Game Lake Botanical Area. 

11 (F) The Sourgame Botanical Area. 

12 (G) The Snow Camp Botanical Area. 

13 (H) The Oregon Mountain Botanical Area. 

14 (I) The Eight Dollar Mountain Area of 

15 Critical Environmental Concern. 

16 (J) The Rough and Ready Flat Area of 

17 Critical Environmental Concern. 

18 (K) The Brewer Spruce Area of Critical 

19 Environmental Concern. 

20 (L) The West Fork Illinois River Area of 

21 Critical Environmental Concern. 

22 (M) The Waldo-Takilma Area of Critical 

23 Environmental Concern. 

24 (N) The French Flat Area of Critical En25 vironmental Concern. 


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1 (O) The Rough and Ready Area of Critical 

2 Environmental Concern. 

3 (P) The Woodcock Bog Area of Critical 

4 Environmental Concern. 

5 (Q) The Reeves Creek Area of Critical En6 vironmental Concern. 

7 (R) The Deer Creek Area of Critical Envi8 ronmental Concern. 

9 (S) The North Fork Silver Creek Area of 

10 Critical Environmental Concern. 

11 (2) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid existing 

12 rights, the Federal land within the boundaries of the 

13 special management areas is withdrawn from all 

14 forms of— 

15 (A) entry, appropriation, or disposal under 

16 the public land laws; 

17 (B) location, entry, and patent under the 

18 mining laws; and 

19 (C) disposition under all laws relating to 

20 mineral and geothermal leasing or mineral ma21 terials. 

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