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111TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2890 

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

in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 16, 2009 

Mr. DEFAZIO (for himself, Mr. BLUMENAUER, and Mr. WU) introduced the 

following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Natural Resources 

A BILL 

To amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate 

certain river segments in Oregon as wild or scenic rivers, 

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 ‘‘Lower Rogue Wild and 

5 Scenic River Expansion Act’’. 

6 SEC. 2. ROGUE RIVER ADDITIONS. 

7 (a) AMENDMENTS.—Section 3(a)(5) of the Wild and 

8 Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)) is amended— 

9 (1) by striking ‘‘The segment’’ and inserting 

10 ‘‘(A) The segment’’; and 


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

2 ‘‘(B) ADDITIONAL AREAS.—In addition to 

3 the segment described in subparagraph (A), the 

4 following segments: 

5 ‘‘(i) KELSEY CREEK.— 

6 ‘‘(I) The approximately 2.2 miles 

7 of Kelsey Creek from its headwaters 

8 to the eastern section line of 32S 8W 

9 sec. 30 as a recreational river. 

10 ‘‘(II) The approximately 7.1 

11 miles of Kelsey Creek from the east12 ern section line of 32S 8W sec. 30 to 

13 the confluence with the Rogue River 

14 as a wild river. 

15 ‘‘(ii) EAST FORK KELSEY CREEK.— 

16 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.1 miles 

17 of East Fork Kelsey Creek from its 

18 headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream 

19 of road 32–7–19.3 as a scenic river. 

20 ‘‘(II) The approximately 4.7 

21 miles of East Fork Kelsey Creek from 

22 0.1 miles downstream of road 32–7– 

23 19.3 to the confluence with Kelsey 

24 Creek as a wild river. 

25 ‘‘(iii) WHISKY CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.6 miles 

2 of Whisky Creek from the confluence 

3 of the East Fork and West Fork to 

4 0.1 miles downstream from road 33– 

5 8–23 as a recreational river. 

6 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.9 

7 miles of Whisky Creek from 0.1 miles 

8 downstream from road 33–8–23 to 

9 the confluence with the Rogue River 

10 as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(iv) EAST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

12 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.1 miles 

13 of East Fork Whisky Creek from its 

14 headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream 

15 of road 34–8–1 as a scenic river. 

16 ‘‘(II) The approximately 3.7 

17 miles of East Fork Whisky Creek 

18 from 0.1 miles downstream of road 

19 34–8–1 to the confluence with Whisky 

20 Creek as a wild river. 

21 ‘‘(v) WEST FORK WHISKY CREEK.— 

22 The approximately 4.8 miles of West Fork 

23 Whisky Creek from its headwaters to the 

24 confluence of the Rogue River as a wild 

25 river. 


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1 ‘‘(vi) BIG WINDY CREEK.— 

2 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.5 miles 

3 of Big Windy Creek from its head4 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

5 road 34–9–17.1 as a scenic river. 

6 ‘‘(II) The approximately 5.8 

7 miles of Big Windy Creek from 0.1 

8 miles downstream from road 34–9– 

9 17.1 to the confluence with the Rogue 

10 River as a wild river. 

11 ‘‘(vii) EAST FORK BIG WINDY

12 CREEK.— 

13 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.2 miles 

14 of East Fork Big Windy Creek from 

15 its headwaters to 0.1 miles down16 stream from road 34–8–36 as a scenic 

17 river. 

18 ‘‘(II) The approximately 3.7 

19 miles of East Fork Big Windy Creek 

20 from 0.1 miles downstream from road 

21 34–8–36 to the confluence with Big 

22 Windy Creek as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(viii) LITTLE WINDY CREEK.— 

24 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.1 miles 

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1 waters to 0.1 miles downstream of 

2 road 34–8–36 as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.9 

4 miles of Little Windy Creek from 0.1 

5 miles downstream of road 34–8–36 to 

6 the confluence with the Rogue River 

7 as a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(ix) HOWARD CREEK.— 

9 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.3 miles 

10 of Howard Creek from its headwaters 

11 to 0.1 miles downstream of road 34– 

12 9–34 as a scenic river. 

13 ‘‘(II) The approximately 6.9 

14 miles of Howard Creek from 0.1 miles 

15 downstream of road 34–9–34 to the 

16 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

17 wild river. 

18 ‘‘(x) MULE CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.2-mile 

20 section of Mule Creek from the head21 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

22 road 32–9–15.1 as a scenic river. 

23 ‘‘(II) The approximately 11.2 

24 miles of Mule Creek from 0.1 miles 

25 downstream from road 32–9–15.1 to 


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1 the confluence with the Rogue River 

2 as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xi) GRAVE CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.6-mile 

5 section of Grave Creek from the con6 fluence of Wolf Creek downstream as 

7 a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(II) The approximately 8.2-mile 

9 section of Grave Creek from 1.6 miles 

10 downstream of the confluence of Wolf 

11 Creek to the confluence with the 

12 Rogue River as a recreational river. 

13 ‘‘(xii) ANNA CREEK.—The approxi14 mately 3.5-mile section of Anna Creek 

15 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

16 Howard Creek as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(xiii) MISSOURI CREEK.— 

18 ‘‘(I) The approximately 2.6 miles 

19 of Missouri Creek from its headwaters 

20 to north section line of 33S 10W sec. 

21 25 as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) The approximately 2.2-mile 

23 section of Missouri Creek from north 

24 section line of 33S 10W sec. 25 to the 


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1 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xiv) JENNY CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.3-mile 

5 section of Jenny Creek from its head6 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

7 road 34–9–7 as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(II) The approximately 4.6-mile 

9 section of Jenny Creek from 0.1 miles 

10 downstream from road 34–9–7 to the 

11 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

12 wild river. 

13 ‘‘(xv) RUM CREEK.— 

14 ‘‘(I) The approximately 2-mile 

15 section of Rum Creek from its head16 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

17 road 34–8–34 as a scenic river. 

18 ‘‘(II) The approximately 2.4-mile 

19 section of Rum Creek from 0.1 miles 

20 downstream from road 34–8–34 to 

21 the confluence with the Rogue River 

22 as a wild river. 

23 ‘‘(xvi) EAST FORK RUM CREEK.— 

24 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.5-mile 

25 section of East Rum Creek from the 


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1 headwaters to 0.1 miles downstream 

2 of road 34–8–10.1 as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.5-mile 

4 section of East Rum Creek from 0.1 

5 miles downstream of road 34–8–10.1 

6 to the confluence with Rum Creek as 

7 a wild river. 

8 ‘‘(xvii) WILDCAT CREEK.—The ap9 proximately 1.7-mile section of Wildcat 

10 Creek from its headwaters downstream to 

11 the confluence with the Rogue River as a 

12 wild river. 

13 ‘‘(xviii) MONTGOMERY CREEK.—The 

14 approximately 1.8-mile section of Mont15 gomery Creek from its headwaters down16 stream to the confluence with the Rogue 

17 River as a wild river. 

18 ‘‘(xix) QUARTZ CREEK.— 

19 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.5-mile 

20 section of Quartz Creek from its head21 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

22 road 35–9–1.2 as a recreational river. 

23 ‘‘(II) The approximately 2.8-mile 

24 section of Quartz Creek from 0.1 

25 miles downstream from road 35–9–1.2 


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1 to the confluence of the North Fork 

2 Galice Creek as a scenic river. 

3 ‘‘(xx) HEWITT CREEK.— 

4 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.3-mile 

5 section of Hewitt Creek from its head6 waters to 0.1 miles downstream of 

7 road 33–9–21 as a scenic river. 

8 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.3-mile 

9 section of Hewitt Creek from 0.1 

10 miles downstream of road 33–9–21 to 

11 the confluence with the Rogue River 

12 as a wild river. 

13 ‘‘(xxi) BUNKER CREEK.—The approxi14 mately 6.6 miles of Bunker Creek from its 

15 headwaters to the confluence with the 

16 Rogue River as a wild river. 

17 ‘‘(xxii) DULOG CREEK.— 

18 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.8 miles 

19 of Dulog Creek from its headwaters to 

20 0.1 miles downstream of road 34–8– 

21 36 as a scenic river. 

22 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.0 

23 miles of Dulog Creek from 0.1 miles 

24 downstream of road 34–8–36 to the 


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1 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

2 wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xxiii) GALICE CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 2.2 miles of Galice Creek from 

5 the confluence with the North and South 

6 Forks of Galice Creek to the confluence 

7 with the Rogue River as a recreational 

8 river. 

9 ‘‘(xxiv) NORTH FORK GALICE

10 CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.2-mile 

12 section of North Fork Galice Creek 

13 from its headwaters to 0.1 miles up14 stream of road 34–8–36 as a scenic 

15 river. 

16 ‘‘(II) The approximately 4.5-mile 

17 section of North Fork Galice Creek 

18 from 0.1 miles upstream of road 34– 

19 8–36 to the confluence with Galice 

20 Creek as a recreational river. 

21 ‘‘(xxv) QUAIL CREEK.— 

22 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.7 miles 

23 of Quail Creek from its headwaters to 

24 0.1 miles downstream from road 32– 

25 9–14.2 as a scenic river. 


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1 ‘‘(II) The 1.8-mile segment of 

2 Quail Creek from 0.1 miles down3 stream from road 32–9–14.2 to the 

4 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

5 wild river. 

6 ‘‘(xxvi) MEADOW CREEK.—The ap7 proximately 4.1 miles of Meadow Creek 

8 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

9 the Rogue River as a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xxvii) RUSSIAN CREEK.— 

11 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.4 miles 

12 of Russian Creek from its headwaters 

13 to 0.1 miles downstream from road 

14 33–8–21 as a scenic river. 

15 ‘‘(II) The approximately 2.2 

16 miles of Russian Creek 0.1 miles 

17 downstream from road 33–8–21 to 

18 the confluence with the Rogue River 

19 as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xxviii) ALDER CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 1.2 miles of Alder Creek from 

22 its headwaters to the confluence with the 

23 Rogue River as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(xxix) BOOZE CREEK.—The approxi25 mately 1.5 miles of Booze Creek from its 


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1 headwaters to the confluence with the 

2 Rogue River as a wild river. 

3 ‘‘(xxx) BRONCO CREEK.—The ap4 proximately 1.8 miles of Bronco Creek 

5 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

6 the Rogue River as a wild river. 

7 ‘‘(xxxi) CENTENNIAL GULCH

8 CREEK.—The approximately 1.9 miles of 

9 Centennial Gulch Creek from its head10 waters to the confluence with the Rogue 

11 River as a recreational river. 

12 ‘‘(xxxii) COPSEY CREEK.—The ap13 proximately 1.5 miles of Copsey Creek 

14 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

15 the Rogue River as a wild river. 

16 ‘‘(xxxiii) CORRAL CREEK.—The ap17 proximately 0.5 miles of Corral Creek from 

18 its headwaters to the confluence with the 

19 Rogue River as a wild river. 

20 ‘‘(xxxiv) COWLEY CREEK.—The ap21 proximately 0.9 miles of Cowley Creek 

22 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

23 the Rogue River as a wild river. 

24 ‘‘(xxxv) DITCH CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.5-mile 

2 section of Ditch Creek from its head3 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

4 road 33–5–9.2 as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.9-mile 

6 section of Ditch Creek from 0.1 miles 

7 downstream from road 33–5–9.2 to 

8 its confluence with the Rogue River as 

9 a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xxxvi) FRANCIS CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 0.9 miles of Francis Creek 

12 from its headwaters to the confluence with 

13 the Rogue River as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(xxxvii) LONG GULCH.— 

15 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.4-mile 

16 section of Long Gulch from the head17 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

18 road 34–9–21 as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(II) The approximately 1.1-mile 

20 section of Long Gulch from 0.1 miles 

21 downstream of road 34–9–21 to the 

22 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

23 wild river. 

24 ‘‘(xxxviii) BAILEY CREEK.— 


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1 ‘‘(I) The approximately 1.0-mile 

2 section of Bailey Creek from its head3 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

4 road 34–8–22.2 as a scenic river. 

5 ‘‘(II) The approximately 2.1-mile 

6 section of Bailey Creek from 0.1 miles 

7 downstream from road 34–8–22.2 to 

8 the confluence of the Rogue River as 

9 a wild river. 

10 ‘‘(xxxix) SHADY CREEK.—The ap11 proximately 0.7 miles of Shady Creek from 

12 its headwaters to the confluence with the 

13 Rogue River as a wild river. 

14 ‘‘(xl) SLIDE CREEK.— 

15 ‘‘(I) The approximately 0.5-mile 

16 section of Slide Creek from its head17 waters to 0.1 miles downstream from 

18 road 33–9–6 as a scenic river. 

19 ‘‘(II) The approximately 0.7-mile 

20 section of Slide Creek from 0.1 miles 

21 downstream of road 33–9–6 to the 

22 confluence with the Rogue River as a 

23 wild river. 

24 ‘‘(C) IN GENERAL.—River segments re25 ferred to in subparagraph (B) shall include an 


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1 average of 640 acres per mile measured from 

2 the ordinary high water mark on both sides of 

3 the river. All such wild, scenic, and recreation 

4 areas shall be managed as part of the Rogue 

5 Wild and Scenic River.’’. 

6 (b) WITHDRAWAL.—Subject to valid rights, the Fed7 eral land within the boundaries of the river segments des8 ignated by subparagraph (B) of section 3(a)(5) of the 

9 Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. 1274(a)(5)), as 

10 added by subsection (a) of this section, is withdrawn from 

11 all forms of— 

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

13 public land laws; 

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

15 laws; and 

16 (3) disposition under all laws pertaining to min17 eral and geothermal leasing or mineral materials. 

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