The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act created the Wild and Scenic Rivers System that now protects 13,492 miles of 227 rivers in 41 states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
New to rivers? Visit these key resources on Rivers.gov to learn more about the river system:
- Wild and Scenic Rivers Act
- Other Wild and Scenic Rivers laws
- Information about individual rivers
- River GIS webmap
- River mileage classification table
- Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council white papers
- Management plan library