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PRC Sec 5093.50-5093.70 CALIFORNIA WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS ACT (PARKS AND MONUMENTS)

PUBLIC RESOURCES CODE
SECTION 5093.50-5093.70





5093.50. It is the policy of the State of California that certain
rivers which possess extraordinary scenic, recreational, fishery, or
wildlife values shall be preserved in their free-flowing state,
together with their immediate environments, for the benefit and
enjoyment of the people of the state. The Legislature declares that
such use of these rivers is the highest and most beneficial use and
is a reasonable and beneficial use of water within the meaning of
Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution. It is the
purpose of this chapter to create a California Wild and Scenic Rivers
System to be administered in accordance with the provisions of this
chapter.


5093.51. This chapter shall be known as the California Wild and
Scenic Rivers Act.



5093.52. As used in this chapter, the following terms have the
following meaning:
(a) "Secretary" means the Secretary of the Resources Agency.
(b) "Resources Agency" means the Secretary of the Resources Agency
and any constituent units of the Resources Agency that the secretary
determines to be necessary to accomplish the purposes of this
chapter.
(c) "River" means the water, bed, and shoreline of rivers,
streams, channels, lakes, bays, estuaries, marshes, wetlands, and
lagoons, up to the first line of permanently established riparian
vegetation.
(d) "Free-flowing" means existing or flowing without artificial
impoundment, diversion, or other modification of the river. The
presence of low dams, diversion works, and other minor structures
does not automatically bar a river's inclusion within the system.
However, this subdivision does not authorize or encourage future
construction of those structures on any component of the system.
(e) "System" means the California Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
(f) "Land use regulation" means the regulation by any state or
local governmental entity, agency, or official of any activities that
take place other than directly on the waters of the segments of the
rivers designated in Section 5093.54.
(g) "Director" means the Director of Fish and Game.
(h) "Immediate environments" means the land immediately adjacent
to the segments of the rivers designated in Section 5093.54.
(i) "Special treatment areas" means, for purposes of this chapter,
those areas defined as special treatment areas in Section 895.1 of
Title 14 of the California Code of Regulations, as in effect on
January 1, 2004, as that definition applies to wild and scenic river
segments designated from time to time in Section 5093.54, and also
includes areas within 200 feet of the watercourse transition line of
a state-designated recreational river segment designated in Section
5093.54 that may be at risk during timber operations.
(j) "Board" means the State Board of Forestry and Fire Protection.



5093.53. Those rivers or segments of rivers included in the system
shall be classified as one of the following:
(a) Wild rivers, which are those rivers or segments of rivers that
are free of impoundments and generally inaccessible except by trail,
with watersheds or shorelines essentially primitive and waters
unpolluted.
(b) Scenic rivers, which are those rivers or segments of rivers
that are free of impoundments, with shorelines or watersheds still
largely primitive and shorelines largely undeveloped, but accessible
in places by roads.
(c) Recreational rivers, which are those rivers or segments of
rivers that are readily accessible by road or railroad, that may have
some development along their shorelines, and that may have undergone
some impoundment or diversion in the past.




5093.54. The following rivers and segments thereof are designated
as components of the system:
(a) Klamath River. The main stem from 100 yards below Iron Gate
Dam to the Pacific Ocean; the Scott River from the mouth of
Shackleford Creek west of Fort Jones to the river mouth near Hamburg;
the Salmon River from Cecilville Bridge to the river mouth near
Somesbar; the North Fork of the Salmon River from the intersection of
the river with the south boundary of the Marble Mountain Wilderness
Area to the river mouth; Wooley Creek from the western boundary of
the Marble Mountain Wilderness Area to its confluence with the Salmon
River.
(b) Trinity River. The main stem from 100 yards below Lewiston Dam
to the river mouth at Weitchpec; the North Fork of the Trinity from
the intersection of the river with the southern boundary of the
Salmon-Trinity Primitive Area downstream to the river mouth at
Helena; New River from the intersection of the river with the
southern boundary of the Salmon-Trinity Primitive Area downstream to
the river mouth near Burnt Ranch; South Fork of the Trinity from the
junction of the river with State Highway Route 36 to the river mouth
near Salver.
(c) Smith River. The main stem from the confluence of the Middle
and South Forks to its mouth at the Pacific Ocean; the Middle Fork
from its source about three miles south of Sanger Lake as depicted on
1956 USGS 15' "Preston Peak" topographic map to the middle of
Section 7 T17N R5E; the Middle Fork from the middle of Section 7 T17N
R5E to the middle of Section 6 T17N R5E; the Middle Fork from the
middle of Section 6 T17N R5E to one-half mile upstream from the
confluence with Knopki Creek; the Middle Fork from one-half mile
upstream from the confluence with Knopki Creek to the confluence with
the South Fork; Myrtle Creek from its source in Section 9 T17N R1E
as depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Crescent City" topographic map to the
middle of Section 28 T17N R1E; Myrtle Creek, from the middle of
Section 28 T17N R1E to the confluence with the Middle Fork; Shelly
Creek from its source in Section 1 T18N R3E as depicted on 1951 USGS
15'"Gasquet" topographic map to the confluence with Patrick Creek;
Kelly Creek from its source in Section 32 T17N R3E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic map to the confluence with the
Middle Fork; Packsaddle Creek from its source about 0.8 miles
southwest of Broken Rib Mountain as depicted on 1956 USGS 15'
"Preston Peak" topographic map to the eastern boundary of Section 3
T17N R1E; Packsaddle Creek from the eastern boundary of Section 3
T17N R4E to the northern boundary of Section 3 T17N R4E; Packsaddle
Creek from the northern boundary of Section 3 T17N R4E to the
confluence with the Middle Fork; East Fork Patrick Creek from its
source in Section 10 T18N R3E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to the confluence with West Fork Patrick Creek; West
Fork Patrick Creek from its source in Section 18 T18N R3E as depicted
on 1951 15' "Gasquet" topographic map to the confluence with East
Fork Patrick Creek; Griffin Creek from its source about 0.2 miles
southwest of Hazel View Summit as depicted on 1956 USGS 15'N "Preston
Peak" topographic map to the confluence with the Middle Fork; Knopki
Creek from its source about 0.4 miles west of Sanger Peak as
depicted on 1956 USGS 15' "Preston Peak" topographic map to the
confluence with Middle Fork; Monkey Creek from its source in the
northeast quadrant of Section 12 T18N R3E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15'
"Gasquet" topographic map to the northern boundary of Section 26
T18N R3E; Monkey Creek from the northern boundary of Section 26 T18N
R3E to the confluence with the Middle Fork; Patrick Creek from the
junction of the East and West Forks of Patrick Creek to the
confluence with Middle Fork; the North Fork from the
California-Oregon boundary to the confluence with an unnamed
tributary in the northern quarter Section 5 T18N R2E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic map; the North Fork from the
confluence with an unnamed tributary in northern quarter of Section 5
T18N R2E to the southernmost intersection of eastern boundary
Section 5 T18N R2E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic
map; the North Fork from the southern-most intersection of the
eastern boundary Section 5 T18N R2E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15'
"Gasquet" topographic map to the confluence with Stony Creek; the
North Fork from the confluence with Stony Creek to the confluence
with the Middle Fork; Diamond Creek from the California-Oregon state
boundary to the confluence with High Plateau Creek; Diamond Creek
from the confluence with High Plateau Creek to the confluence with
the North Fork; Bear Creek from its source in Section 24 T18N R2E as
depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic map to the confluence
with Diamond Creek; Still Creek from its source in Section 11 T18N
R1E as depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Crescent City" topographic map to
the confluence with the North Fork Smith River; North Fork Diamond
Creek from the California-Oregon state boundary to the confluence
with Diamond Creek; High Plateau Creek from its source in Section 26
T18N R2E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic map to
northern boundary Section 23 T18N R2E; High Plateau Creek from the
northern boundary Section 23 T18N R2E to the confluence with Diamond
Creek; the Siskiyou Fork from its source about 0.7 miles southeast of
Broken Rib Mountain as depicted on 1956 USGS 15' "Preston Peak"
topographic map to the confluence with the South Siskiyou Fork; the
Siskiyou Fork from its confluence with the South Siskiyou Fork to the
confluence with the Middle Fork; the South Siskiyou Fork from its
source about 0.6 miles southwest of Buck Lake as depicted on 1956
USGS 15' "Preston Peak" topographic map to the confluence with the
Siskiyou Fork; the South Fork from its source about 0.5 miles
southwest of Bear Mountain as depicted on 1956 USGS 15 ' "Preston
Peak" topographic map to Blackhawk Bar; the South Fork from Blackhawk
Bar to the confluence with the Middle Fork; Williams Creek from its
source in Section 31 T14N R4E as depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Ship
Mountain" topographic map to the confluence with Eight Mile Creek;
Eight Mile Creek from its source in Section 29 T14N R4E as depicted
on 1955 USGS 15' "Dillon Mountain" topographic map to the confluence
with the South Fork; the Prescott Fork from its source about 0.5
miles southeast of Island Lake as depicted on 1955 USGS 15 ' "Dillon
Mountain" topographic map to the confluence with the South Fork;
Quartz Creek from its source in Section 31 T16N R4E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15' "Ship Mountain" topographic map to the confluence with
the South Fork; Jones Creek from its source in Section 36 T16N R3E as
depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Ship Mountain" topographic map to the
middle of Section 5 T15N R3E; Jones Creek from the middle of Section
5 T15N R3E to the confluence with the South Fork; Hurdygurdy Creek
from its source about 0.4 miles southwest of Bear Basin Butte as
depicted on 1956 USGS 15' "Preston Peak" topographic map to the
confluence with the South Fork; Gordon Creek from its source in
Section 18 T16N R3E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to the confluence with the South Fork; Coon Creek
from the junction of the two-source tributaries in the southwest
quadrant of Section 31 T17N R3E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to the western boundary Section 14 T16N R2E; Coon
Creek from the western boundary Section 14 T16N R2E to the confluence
with the South Fork; Craigs Creek from its source in Section 36 T17N
R2E as depicted on 1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet" topographic map to the
confluence with the South Fork; Buck Creek from its source at Cedar
Camp Spring as depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Ship Mountain" topographic
map to the confluence with the South Fork; Muzzleloader Creek from
its source in Section 2 T15N R3E as depicted on 1952 USGS 15' "Ship
Mountain" topographic map to the confluence with Jones Creek;
Canthook Creek from its source in Section 2 T15N R2E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'N "Ship Mountain" topographic map to the confluence with
South Fork.
(d) Eel River. The main stem from 100 yards below Van Arsdale Dam
to the Pacific Ocean; the South Fork of the Eel from the mouth of
Section Four Creek near Branscomb to the river mouth below Weott;
Middle Fork of the Eel from the intersection of the river with the
southern boundary of the Middle Eel-Yolla Bolly Wilderness Area to
the river mouth at Dos Rios; North Fork of the Eel from the Old
Gilman Ranch downstream to the river mouth near Ramsey; Van Duzen
River from Dinsmores Bridge downstream to the river mouth near
Fortuna.
(e) American River. The North Fork from its source to the Iowa
Hill Bridge; the Lower American from Nimbus Dam to its junction with
the Sacramento River.
(f) (1) West Walker River. The main stem from its source to the
confluence with Rock Creek near the town of Walker; Leavitt Creek
from Leavitt Falls to the confluence with the main stem of the West
Walker River.
(2) Carson River. The East Fork from the Hangman's Bridge crossing
of State Highway Route 89 to the California-Nevada border.
(3) The Legislature finds and declares that, because the East Fork
Carson River and West Walker River are interstate streams, and a
source of agricultural water and domestic water for communities
within the counties of Alpine and Mono where they originate, it is
necessary that the following special provisions apply:
(A) Nothing in this subdivision shall be construed to prohibit the
replacement of diversions or changes in the purpose of use, place of
use, or point of diversion under existing water rights, except that
(i) no replacement or change shall operate to increase the adverse
effect, if any, of the preexisting diversion facility or place or
purpose of use, upon the free-flowing condition and natural character
of the stream, and (ii) after January 1, 1990, no new diversion
shall be constructed unless and until the secretary determines that
the facility is needed to supply domestic water to the residents of
any county through which the river or segment flows and that the
facility will not adversely affect the free-flowing condition and
natural character of the stream.
(B) Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as quantifying or
otherwise affecting any equitable apportionment, or as establishing
any upper limit, between the State of California and the State of
Nevada of the waters of these streams.
(g) (1) The South Yuba River: From Lang Crossing to its confluence
with Kentucky Creek below Bridgeport.
(2) Nothing in this subdivision shall prejudice, alter, delay,
interfere with, or affect in any way, the existing rights of the
Placer County Water Agency, the implementation of those rights; any
historic water use practices; the replacement, maintenance, repair,
operation, or future expansion of existing diversions, storage,
powerhouses, or conveyance facilities or other works by the Placer
County Water Agency; or changes in the purpose of use, places of use,
points of diversion, or ownership of those existing water rights;
nor shall anything in this subdivision preclude the issuance of any
governmental authorization needed for utilization of those rights,
except that no changes shall operate to increase the adverse effect,
if any, of the preexisting facilities or places, or the purposes of
use upon the free-flowing and natural character of the river segment
designated herein.
(3) This subdivision shall become operative on January 1, 2001.
(h) Albion River. The Albion River from one-fourth mile upstream
of its confluence with Deadman Gulch downstream to its mouth at the
Pacific Ocean.
(i) Gualala River. The main stem Gualala River from the confluence
of the North and South Forks to the Pacific Ocean.
(j) (1) Cache Creek from one-fourth mile below Cache Creek Dam to
Camp Haswell.
(2) North Fork Cache Creek from the Highway 20 bridge to the
confluence with the mainstem.
(3) The designation of Cache Creek under paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall not prejudice, alter, delay, interfere with, or affect in any
way, the existing water rights of the Yolo County Flood Control and
Water Conservation District, or public water agencies within the
Cache Creek watershed lying in the County of Lake, including the
range of operations permitted under these existing water rights; any
historic water use practices within existing water rights; or the
replacement, maintenance, repair, or future expansion within existing
water rights of existing diversion, storage, powerhouse, or
conveyance facilities or other works by the Yolo County Flood Control
and Water Conservation District or public water agencies within the
Cache Creek watershed lying in the County of Lake.
(4) The designation of Cache Creek under paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall not prejudice, alter, delay, interfere with, or affect any
changes to the existing water rights of the Yolo County Flood Control
and Water Conservation District, including changes to the purpose of
use, place of use, points of diversion, quantity of water diverted,
or ownership, or applications by the district for new water rights;
provided, that the changes or applications do not involve the
construction of a dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water
impoundment facility within the segments of Cache Creek designated in
paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such change or application shall be
subject to all applicable constitutional, statutory, and judicial
requirements, including the public trust doctrine.
(5) As the waters of the Cache Creek watershed are the sole source
of supply within that watershed for the County of Lake, the
designation of Cache Creek under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall not
prejudice, alter, delay, interfere with, or affect any changes to the
existing water rights of the public water agencies within the Cache
Creek watershed lying in the County of Lake, including changes to the
purpose of use, place of use, points of diversion, quantity of water
diverted, or ownership, or applications by these agencies for new
water rights; provided, that the changes or applications do not
involve the construction of a dam, reservoir, diversion, or other
water impoundment facility within the segments of Cache Creek
designated in paragraphs (1) and (2). Any such change or application
shall be subject to all applicable constitutional, statutory, and
judicial requirements, including the public trust doctrine.
(6) (A) The designation of Cache Creek under paragraphs (1) and
(2) shall not impair or affect in any way activities to manage or
remove invasive or nonnative plants and animal species.
(B) The designation of Cache Creek under paragraphs (1) and (2)
shall not impair or affect in any way activities to remediate mercury
pollution; provided, that this activity does not involve the
construction of a dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water
impoundment facility within the segments of Cache Creek designated in
paragraphs (1) and (2).
(7) (A) Neither the Governor nor an employee of a state agency or
department shall apply to a secretary, department, agency, or other
entity of the federal government for the designation of any portion
of Cache Creek as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers
system under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. Sec.
1271 et seq.).
(B) Neither the Governor nor an employee of a state agency or
department shall expend funds preparing, filing, or otherwise
submitting an application to a secretary, department, or other entity
of the federal government for the designation of any portion of
Cache Creek as a component of the national wild and scenic rivers
system under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 U.S.C. Sec.
1271 et seq.).
(8) To the extent that this subdivision conflicts with other
provisions of this chapter, this subdivision shall control.
(k) Other rivers which qualify for inclusion in the system may be
recommended to the Legislature by the secretary.



5093.541. (a) Notwithstanding the fact that the tributaries of the
Smith River specified in this subdivision are not included in the
system, no dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water impoundment
facility shall be constructed on any of the following tributaries of
the Smith River:
(1) Dominie Creek.
(2) Rowdy Creek.
(3) South Fork Rowdy Creek.
(4) Savoy Creek.
(5) Little Mill Creek.
(6) Bummer Lake Creek.
(7) East Fork Mill Creek.
(8) West Branch Mill Creek.
(9) Rock Creek.
(10) Goose Creek.
(11) East Fork Goose Creek.
(12) Mill Creek.
(b) All state agencies exercising powers under any other provision
of law with respect to the protection and restoration of fishery
resources shall continue to exercise those powers in a manner to
protect and restore fishery resources in the tributaries specified in
subdivision (a). In carrying out the provisions of this
subdivision, any exercise of powers shall be consistent with the
provisions of Section 5093.58.


5093.542. The Legislature finds and declares that the McCloud River
possesses extraordinary resources in that it supports one of the
finest wild trout fisheries in the state. Portions of the river have
been appropriately designated by the Fish and Game Commission,
pursuant to Chapter 7.2 (commencing with Section 1725) of Division 2
of the Fish and Game Code, as wild trout waters, with restrictions on
the taking, or method of taking, of fish. The Legislature has
determined, based upon a review of comprehensive technical data
evaluating resources and potential beneficial uses, that potential
beneficial uses must be balanced, in order to achieve protection of
the unique fishery resources of the McCloud River, as follows:
(a) The continued management of river resources in their existing
natural condition represents the best way to protect the unique
fishery of the McCloud River. The Legislature further finds and
declares that maintaining the McCloud River in its free-flowing
condition to protect its fishery is the highest and most beneficial
use of the waters of the McCloud River within the segments designated
in subdivision (b), and is a reasonable use of water within the
meaning of Section 2 of Article X of the California Constitution.
(b) No dam, reservoir, diversion, or other water impoundment
facility shall be constructed on the McCloud River from Algoma to the
confluence with Huckleberry Creek, and 0.25 mile downstream from the
McCloud Dam to the McCloud River Bridge; nor shall any such facility
be constructed on Squaw Valley Creek from the confluence with Cabin
Creek to the confluence with the McCloud River.
(c) Except for participation by the Department of Water Resources
in studies involving the technical and economic feasibility of
enlargement of Shasta Dam, no department or agency of the state shall
assist or cooperate with, whether by loan, grant, license, or
otherwise, any agency of the federal, state, or local government in
the planning or construction of any dam, reservoir, diversion, or
other water impoundment facility that could have an adverse effect on
the free-flowing condition of the McCloud River, or on its wild
trout fishery.
(d) All state agencies exercising powers under any other provision
of law with respect to the protection and restoration of fishery
resources shall continue to exercise those powers in a manner to
protect and enhance the fishery of those segments designated in
subdivision (b). In carrying out this subdivision, any exercise of
powers shall be consistent with Section 5093.58.
(e) Nothing in this section shall prejudice, alter, affect in any
way, or interfere with the construction, maintenance, repair, or
operation by the Pacific Gas and Electric Company of the existing
McCloud-Pit development (FERC 2106) under its license, or prevent
Pacific Gas and Electric from constructing a hydroelectric generating
facility by retrofitting the existing McCloud Dam if the operation
of the facility does not alter the existing flow regime below the
dam.



5093.545. The classifications heretofore established by the
secretary for the rivers or segments of rivers included in the system
are revised and adopted as follows:



Rivers Classification

(a) Klamath River: The Klamath
River from the

FERC Project 2082
downstream boundary

in Section 17 T47N R5W as
shown on

Exhibit K-7 sheet 1 dated
May 25, 1962, to

the river mouth at the
Pacific Ocean Recreational

(b) Scott River:

(1) The Scott River from
Shackleford Creek to

McCarthy Creek Recreational

(2) The Scott River from
McCarthy Creek to

Scott Bar Scenic

(3) The Scott River from Scott
Bar to the

confluence with the
Klamath River Recreational

(c) Salmon River:

(1) The Salmon River from the
Forks of

Salmon to the Lewis Creek
confluence Recreational

(2) The Salmon River from the
Lewis Creek

confluence to the Wooley
Creek confluence Scenic

(3) The Salmon River from the
Wooley Creek

confluence to the
confluence with the

Klamath River Recreational

(4) The South Fork of the
Salmon River from

Cecilville to St. Claire
Creek confluence Recreational

(5) The South Fork from St.
Claire Creek

confluence to the Matthews
Creek

confluence Scenic

(6) The South Fork from
Matthews Creek

confluence to the Forks of
Salmon Recreational

(7) The North Fork of the
Salmon River from

Marble Mountain Wilderness
boundary to

Mule Bridge Campground in
Section 35

T12N R11W and Section 12
T11N R11W Wild

(8) The North Fork from Mule
Bridge

Campground to the Forks of
Salmon Recreational

(9) Wooley Creek from the
Marble Mountain

Wilderness Area boundary
to 1/2 mile

upstream of the confluence
with Salmon

River Wild

(10) Wooley Creek downstream
1/2 mile above

the confluence with the
Salmon River Recreational

(d) Trinity River:

(1) The Trinity River from 100
yards below

Lewiston Dam to Cedar Flat
Creek

confluence Recreational

(2) The Trinity River from
Cedar Flat Creek

confluence to Gray Falls Scenic

(3) The Trinity River from
Gray Falls to the

west boundary of Section 2
T8N R4E Recreational

(4) The Trinity River from the
west boundary

of Section 2 T8N R4E to
the confluence

with the Klamath River at
Weitchpec Scenic

(5) The North Fork of the
Trinity River from

the Trinity Alps Primitive
Area boundary to

north boundary Section 20
T34N R11W Wild

(6) The North Fork from the
north boundary

Section 20 T34N R11W to
mouth Recreational

(7) The South Fork Trinity
River from Forest

Glen to Hidden Valley Ranch Wild

(8) The South Fork from Hidden
Valley Ranch

to the Naufus Creek
confluence in Section 8

T1N R7E Scenic

(9) The South Fork from the
Naufus Creek

confluence in Section 8
T1N R7E to

Johnson Creek confluence
near the

boundary of Sections 13
and 14 T2N R6E Wild

(10) The South Fork from
Johnson Creek

confluence near the
boundary of Sections 13

and 14 T2N R6E to the
boundary of

Sections 25 and 36 T2N R6E Scenic

(11) The South Fork from the
boundary of

Sections 25 and 36 T2N R6E
to the

footbridge near the mouth
of Underwood

Creek in Section 17 T4N
R6E Humboldt

Base and Meridian Recreational

(12) The South Fork from the
footbridge near the

mouth of Underwood Creek
in Section 17

T4N R6E to Todd Ranch in
Section 18 T5N

R5E Wild

(13) The South Fork from
Todd Ranch in Section

18 T5N R5E to the
confluence with Main

Trinity Scenic

(14) New River from the Salmon
Trinity

Primitive Area boundary to
the junction

with the East Fork New
River in Section 23

T7N R7E Wild

(15) New River from the
junction with the East

Fork New River in Section
23 T7N R7E to

100 yards below Panther
Creek

Campground in Section 18
T6N R7E Recreational

(16) New River from 100 yards
below Panther

Creek Campground in
Section 18 T6N R7E

to Dyer Creek confluence
in Section 25

T26N R6E Scenic

(17) New River from Dyer Creek
confluence in

Section 25 T26N R6E to the
confluence

with Trinity River Wild

(e) Smith River:

(1) Smith River from the
confluence of the

Middle and South Forks to
its mouth at the

Pacific Ocean Recreational

(2) Middle Fork Smith River
from its source

about 3 miles south of
Sanger Lake as

depicted on 1956 USGS 15'
"Preston Peak"

topographic map to the
middle of Section 7

T17N R5E Wild

(3) Middle Fork Smith River
from the middle

of Section 7 T17N R5E to
the middle of

Section 6 T17N R5E Scenic

(4) Middle Fork Smith River
from middle of

Section 6 T17N R5E to one-
half mile

upstream from the
confluence with Knopki

Creek Wild

(5) Middle Fork Smith River
from one-half

mile upstream from the
confluence with

Knopki Creek to the
confluence with South

Fork Smith River Recreational

(6) Myrtle Creek from its
source in Section 9

T17N R1E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'

"Crescent City"
topographic map to the

middle of Section 28 T17N
R1E Recreational

(7) Myrtle Creek from the
middle of Section 28

T17N R1E to the confluence
with the

Middle Fork Smith River Recreational

(8) Shelly Creek from its
source in Section 1

T18N R3E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15'

"Gasquet" topographic
map to the

confluence with Patrick
Creek Recreational

(9) Kelly Creek from its
source in Section 32

T17N R3E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15'

"Gasquet" topographic
map to the

confluence with the Middle
Fork Smith

River Recreational

(10) Packsaddle Creek from its
source about 0.8

miles southwest of Broken
Rib Mountain as

depicted on 1956 USGS 15'
"Preston Peak"

topographic map to the
eastern boundary of

Section 3 T17N R1E Recreational

(11) Packsaddle Creek from the
eastern

boundary of Section 3 T17N
R4E to the

northern boundary of
Section 3 T17N R4E Recreational

(12) Packsaddle Creek from the
northern

boundary of Section 3 T17N
R4E to the

confluence with the Middle
Fork of Smith

River Recreational

(13) East Fork Patrick Creek
from its source in

Section 10 T18N R3E as
depicted on 1951

USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to

the confluence with the
West Fork Patrick

Creek Recreational

(14) West Fork Patrick Creek
from its source in

Section 18 T18N R3E as
depicted on 1951

USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to

the confluence with
the East Fork Patrick

Creek Recreational

(15) Griffin Creek from its
source about 0.2

miles southwest of Hazel
View Summit as

depicted on 1956 USGS 15'
"Preston Peak"

topographic map to the
confluence with the

Middle Fork Smith River Recreational

(16) Knopki Creek from its
source about 0.4

miles west of Sanger Peak
as depicted on

1956 USGS 15' "Preston
Peak" topographic

map to the confluence with
the Middle Fork

Smith River Recreational

(17) Monkey Creek from its
source in the

northeast quadrant of
Section 12 T18N R3E

as depicted on 1951 USGS
15' "Gasquet"

topographic map to the
northern boundary

of Section 26 T18N R3E Recreational

(18) Monkey Creek from the
northern boundary

of Section 26 T18N R3E to
the confluence

with the Middle Fork of
Smith River Recreational

(19) Patrick Creek from the
junction of East and

West Forks of Patrick
Creek to the

confluence with the Middle
Fork Smith

River Recreational

(20) North Fork Smith River
from the

California-Oregon boundary
to the

confluence with an unnamed
tributary in the

northern quarter Section 5
T18N R2E as

depicted on 1951 USGS 15'
"Gasquet"

topographic map Wild

(21) North Fork Smith River
from the

confluence with an unnamed
tributary in the

northern quarter of
Section 5 T18N R2E to

the southernmost
intersection of the

eastern boundary of
Section 5 T18N R2E

as depicted on 1951 USGS
15' "Gasquet"

topographic map Scenic

(22) North Fork Smith River
from the

southernmost intersection
of the eastern

boundary Section 5 T18N
R2E as depicted

on 1951 USGS 15'
"Gasquet" topographic

map to the confluence with
Stony Creek Wild

(23) North Fork Smith River
from the

confluence with Stony
Creek to the

confluence with the Middle
Fork of the

Smith River Recreational

(24) Diamond Creek from the
California-Oregon

state boundary to the
confluence with High

Plateau Creek Recreational

(25) Diamond Creek from the
confluence with

High Plateau Creek to the
confluence with

the North Fork Smith River Recreational

(26) Bear Creek from its source
in Section 24

T18N R2E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15'

"Gasquet" topographic
map to the

confluence with Diamond
Creek Recreational

(27) Still Creek from its
source in Section 11

T18N R1E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'

"Crescent City"
topographic map to the

confluence with the North
Fork Smith River Recreational

(28) North Fork Diamond Creek
from the

California-Oregon state
boundary to the

confluence with Diamond
Creek Recreational

(29) High Plateau Creek from
its source in

Section 26 T18N R2E as
depicted on 1951

USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic map to

the northern boundary
Section 23 T18N

R2E Recreational

(30) High Plateau Creek from
the northern

boundary Section 23 T18N
R2E to the

confluence with Diamond
Creek Recreational

(31) Siskiyou Fork of Smith
River from its

source about 0.7 miles
southeast of Broken

Rib Mountain as depicted
on 1956 USGS

15' "Preston Peak"
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Siskiyou Fork of

the Smith River Wild

(32) Siskiyou Fork of the Smith
River from the

confluence with the South
Siskiyou Fork of

the Smith River to the
confluence with the

Middle Fork of the Smith
River Recreational

(33) South Siskiyou Fork of the
Smith River

from its source about 0.6
miles southwest of

Buck Lake as depicted on
1956 USGS 15'

"Preston Peak"
topographic map to the

confluence with the
Siskiyou Fork of the

Smith River Wild

(34) South Fork Smith River
from its source

about 0.5 miles southwest
of Bear Mountain

as depicted on 1956 USGS
15' "Preston

Peak" topographic map to
Blackhawk Bar Wild

(35) South Fork Smith River
from Blackhawk

Bar to the confluence with
the Middle Fork

Smith River Recreational

(36) Williams Creek from its
source in Section

31 T14N R4E as depicted on
1952 USGS

15' "Ship Mountain"
topographic map to

the confluence with Eight
Mile Creek Recreational

(37) Eight Mile Creek from its
source in Section

29 T14N R4E as depicted on
1955 USGS

15' "Dillon Mtn."
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(38) Prescott Fork of the Smith
River from its

source about 0.5 miles
southeast of Island

Lake as depicted on 1955
USGS 15'

"Dillon Mtn."
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(39) Quartz Creek from its
source in Section 31

T16N R4E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'

"Ship Mountain"
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(40) Jones Creek from its
source in Section 36

T16N R3E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'

"Ship Mountain"
topographic map to the

middle of Section 5 T15N
R3E Recreational

(41) Jones Creek from the
middle of Section 5

T15N R3E to the confluence
with the South

Fork of the Smith River Recreational

(42) Hurdygurdy Creek from its
source about 0.4

miles southwest of Bear
Basin Butte as

depicted on 1956 USGS 15'
"Preston Peak"

topographic map to the
confluence with the

South Fork Smith River Recreational

(43) Gordon Creek from its
source in Section 18

T16N R3E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15'

"Gasquet" topographic
map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(44) Coon Creek from the
junction of the two

source tributaries in the
southwest quadrant

of Section 31 T17N R3E as
depicted on

1951 USGS 15' "Gasquet"
topographic

map to the western
boundary of Section 14

T16N R2E Recreational

(45) Coon Creek from the
western boundary of

Section 14 T16N R2E to the
confluence

with the South Fork Smith
River Recreational

(46) Craigs Creek from its
source in Section 36

T17N R2E as depicted on
1951 USGS 15'

"Gasquet" topographic
map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(47) Buck Creek from its source
at Cedar Camp

Spring as depicted on 1952
USGS 15'

"Ship Mountain"
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(48) Muzzleloader Creek from
its source in

Section 2 T15N R3E as
depicted on 1952

USGS 15' "Ship Mountain"
topographic

map to the confluence with
Jones Creek Recreational

(49) Canthook Creek from its
source in Section 2

T15N R2E as depicted on
1952 USGS 15'

"Ship Mountain"
topographic map to the

confluence with the South
Fork Smith River Recreational

(f) Eel River:

(1) The Eel River from 100
yards below Van

Arsdale Dam to the
confluence with Tomki

Creek Recreational

(2) The Eel River from the
confluence with

Tomki Creek to the middle
of Section 22

T19N R12W Scenic

(3) The Eel River from the
middle of Section

22 T19N R12W to the
boundary between

Sections 7 and 8 T19N R12W Recreational

(4) The Eel River from the
boundary between

Sections 7 and 8 T19N R12W
to the

confluence with Outlet
Creek Wild

(5) The Eel River from the
confluence with

Outlet Creek to the mouth
at the Pacific

Ocean Recreational

(6) The South Fork of the Eel
River from the

mouth of Section Four
Creek near

Branscomb Recreational

(7) The South Fork of the Eel
River from

Horseshoe Bend to the
middle of Section 29

T23N R16W Wild

(8) The South Fork of the Eel
River from the

middle of Section 29 T23N
R16W to the

confluence with the main
Eel near Weott Recreational

(9) Middle Fork of the Eel
River from the

intersection of the river
with the southern

boundary of the Middle Eel-
Yolla Bolly

Wilderness Area to the Eel
River Ranger

Station Wild

(10) The Middle Fork of the Eel
River from Eel

River Ranger Station to
Williams Creek Recreational

(11) The Middle Fork of the Eel
River from

Williams Creek to the
southern boundary of

the northern quarter of
Section 25 T22N

R12W Scenic

(12) The Middle Fork of the Eel
River from the

southern boundary of the
northern quarter of

Section 25 T22N R12W
to the boundary

between Sections 4 and 5
T21N R13W Wild

(13) The Middle Fork of the Eel
River from the

boundary between Sections
4 and 5 T21N

R13W to the confluence
with main Eel at

Dos Rios Recreational

(14) The North Fork of the Eel
River from the

Old Gilman Ranch to the
middle of Section

8 T24N R13W Wild

(15) The North Fork of the Eel
River from the

middle of Section 8 T24N
R13W to the

boundary between Sections
12 and 13 T24N

R14W Recreational

(16) The North Fork of the Eel
River from the

boundary between Sections
12 and 13 T24N

R14W to the confluence
with main Eel Wild

(g) Van Duzen River:

(1) The Van Duzen River from
the
Dinsmore Bridge to the
powerline crossing

above Little Larribee Creek Scenic

(2) The Van Duzen River from
the powerline

crossing above Little
Larribee Creek to the

confluence with Eel River Recreational

(h) Lower American River: The Lower
Ameri-

can River from Nimbus Dam
to its junction

with the Sacramento River Recreational

(i) North Fork American River:

(1) The North Fork from the
source of the

North Fork American River
to two and

one-half miles above the
Forest Hill-Soda

Springs Road Wild

(2) The North Fork from two
and one-half

miles above the Forest
Hill-Soda Springs

Road to one-half mile
below the Forest

Hill-Soda Springs Road Scenic

(3) The North Fork from one-
half mile below

the Forest Hill-Soda
Springs Road to

one-quarter mile above the
Iowa Hill

Bridge Wild

(4) The North Fork from one-
quarter mile

above the Iowa Hill Bridge
to the Iowa Hill

Bridge Scenic

(j) West Walker River:

(1) West Walker River from
Tower Lake to

northern boundary of
Section 10 (T5N,

R22E) Wild

(2) West Walker River
From northern boundary

of Section 10 (T5N, R22E)
to the eastern

boundary of Section 23
(T6N, R22E) Scenic

(3) West Walker River from the
eastern

boundary of Section 23
(T6N, R22E) to the

eastern boundary of
Section 24 (T6N,

R22E) Recreational

(4) West Walker River from the
eastern

boundary of Section 24
(T6N, R22E) to the

confluence with Little
Walker River Scenic

(5) West Walker River from the
confluence

with Little Walker River
to the confluence

with Rock Creek Recreational

(6) Leavitt Creek from Leavitt
Falls to the

confluence with West
Walker River Scenic

(k) East Fork Carson River: East
Fork

Carson River from
Hangman's Bridge

crossing of state Highway
89 to the

California-Nevada border Scenic

(l) (1) The South Yuba River:

(A) The South Yuba River
from Lang

Crossing to the confluence
with

Fall Creek Scenic

(B) The South Yuba River
from the

confluence with Fall Creek
to the

confluence with Jefferson
Creek

below the Town of
Washington Recreational

(C) The South Yuba River
from the

confluence with Jefferson
Creek

to Edwards Crossing Scenic

(D) The South Yuba River
from

Edwards Crossing to its

confluence with Kentucky
Creek

below Bridgeport Scenic

(2) This subdivision shall
become operative

January 1, 2001.

(m) Albion River: The Albion River
from one-fourth

mile upstream of its
confluence with

Deadman Gulch downstream
to its mouth at

the Pacific Ocean Recreational

(n) Gualala River: The main stem
Gualala

River from the confluence
of the North and

South Forks to the Pacific
Ocean Recreational

(o) Cache Creek:(1) North Fork (continued)