page_title: Skagit River
section_title: Wild and scenic designation
hierarchical_section_title: Skagit River / Wild and scenic designation
caption_attribution_description: English: Eldorado Peak and Skagit River seen from North Cascades Highway near Rockport, Washington
context_page_description: The Skagit River is a river in southwestern British Columbia in Canada and northwestern Washington in the United States, approximately 150 mi long. The river and its tributaries drain an area of 1.7 million acres of the Cascade Range along the northern end of Puget Sound and flows into the sound.
  The Skagit watershed is characterized by a temperate, mid-latitude, maritime climate. Temperatures range widely throughout the watershed. Recorded temperatures at Newhalem range from a low of −6 °F to a high of 109 °F, with greater extremes likely in the mountains. The highest temperatures are commonly recorded in July; the lowest are in January.
context_section_description: In 1978, the United States Congress established the Skagit Wild and Scenic River System.  The system includes 158.5 miles (255.1 km) of the Skagit and its tributaries — the Sauk, Suiattle, and Cascade rivers.  This Wild and Scenic designation is meant to protect and enhance the values that caused it to be listed:
  Free-flowing characteristics and water quality of each of the four rivers;
  Outstandingly remarkable wildlife, fish, and scenic qualities.
  The Skagit Wild and Scenic River System flows through both public and private lands.  Fifty percent of the system is in private ownership, 44 percent is National Forest System land, and 6 percent is owned by the state and other agencies.  The Skagit Wild and Scenic River is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
caption: Eldorado Peak seen with Skagit River
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