Eligibility Determinations are made by the U.S. Forest Service or the National Park Service.
Rivers in bold have been determined ‘suitable’ and recommended to Congress for Wild and
Scenic River designation by the U.S. Forest Service/National Park Service.
UNBELIEVABLE? BELIEVE IT!
Comment By Robert Crittenden
Rivers below in BOLD have been determined ‘suitable’ and recommended to Congress for Wild andScenic River designation by the
U.S. Forest Service/National Park Service.
Baker River
Beckler River
Bell Creek (South Fork Nooksack)
Boulder River
Buck Creek (Skagit)
Canyon Creek (South Fork Stilly)
Canyon Creek, South Fork (“ “)
Carbon River
Clearwater River
Deception Creek
Deer Creek (North Fork Stilly)
Diobsud Creek
Downey Creek (Skagit)
Foss River
Foss River, East Fork
Foss River, West Fork
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cispus River
Clear Creek
Cowlitz River, Clear Fork
Cowlitz River, Muddy Fork
Cowlitz River
Green River
Lewis River, East Fork
Lewis River
Ohanapecosh River
Quartz Creek
Siouxon Creek
Smith Creek
Toutle River
White Salmon River (undesignated reach)
Wind River
Yellowjacket Creek
Greenwater River
Illabot Creek
Lennox Creek
Miller River
Miller River, East Fork
Miller River, West Fork
Noisy Creek
Nooksack River, North Fork
Nooksack River, Middle Fork
Nooksack River, South Fork
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cispus River
Clear Creek
Cowlitz River, Clear Fork
Cowlitz River, Muddy Fork
Cowlitz River
Green River
Lewis River, East Fork
Lewis River
Ohanapecosh River
Quartz Creek
Siouxon Creek
Smith Creek
Toutle River
White Salmon River (undesignated reach)
Wind River
Yellowjacket Creek
Olympic National Forest
Bogachiel River
Dosewallips River
Duckabush River
Dungeness River
Elwha River
Gray Wolf River
Hamma Hamma River
Hoh River
Humptulips River, East Fork
Humptulips River, Main Stem & West Fork
Skokomish River, South Fork
Sol Duc River
Quinault River
Wynoochee River
Pratt River
Rapid River
Sauk River, North Fork
Sauk River, South Fork
Silesia Creek
Skykomish River, North Fork
Skykomish River, South Fork
Snoqualmie River, North Fork
Snoqualmie River, Middle Fork
Snoqualmie River, South Fork
Stillaguamish River, North Fork Branch
Stillaguamish River, North Fork
Stillaguamish River, South Fork
Tolt River, South Fork
Taylor River
Troublesome Creek
Tye River
Wells Creek (North Fork Nooksack)
West Cady Creek
White Chuck River
White River
North Cascades National Park
Big Beaver Creek
Chilliwack River
Skagit River (undesignated reach)
Stehekin River
Agnes Creek
Bridge Creek
Thunder Creek
Fisher Creek
Gifford Pinchot National Forest
Cispus River
Clear Creek
Cowlitz River, Clear Fork
Cowlitz River, Muddy Fork
Cowlitz River
Green River
Lewis River, East Fork
Lewis River
Ohanapecosh River
Quartz Creek
Siouxon Creek
Smith Creek
Toutle River
White Salmon River (undesignated reach)
Wind River
Yellowjacket Creek
Olympic National Forest
Bogachiel River
Dosewallips River
Duckabush River
Dungeness River
Elwha River
Gray Wolf River
Hamma Hamma River
Hoh River
Humptulips River, East Fork
Humptulips River, Main Stem & West Fork
Skokomish River, South Fork
Sol Duc River
Quinault River
Wynoochee
Wenatchee National Forest
American River
Chiwawa River
Cle Elum River
Entiat River
Icicle Creek
Little Wenatchee River
Napeequa River
Waptus River
Wenatchee River
White River
Okanogan National Forest
Canyon Creek
Chewuch River
Granite Creek
Lost River
Methow River
Pasayten River
Ruby Creek
Twisp River
Wolf Creek
Colville National Forest
Kettle River
Salmo River, South Fork
Umatilla National Forest
Asotin Creek, North Fork
Bear Creek
Butte Creek
Sheep Creek
Tucannon River
Wenaha River, North Fork
Wenaha River, South Fork
Hanford Reach National Monument
Columbia River (51-mile free-flowing
stretch)
Total Eligible Rivers: 112
(Total does not include undesignated eligible reaches of Skagit and White Salmon rivers)
Total Suitable/Recommended Rivers: 53
(Note that the fact that an eligible river has not been recommended for designation may be
due to the fact that a suitability study and recommendation have not yet been performed,
not that the river was deemed unsuitable