Intermountain Region

Wild and Scenic Rivers Suitability Study for National Forest System Lands in Utah

Basic Project Timeline

Final Environmental Impact Statement

The Final EIS is available to download below in PDF format. Please be patient as some of the files are very large. Hard copies of the document can also be viewed at local libraries.

Cover (697 Kb.pdf)

Summary, Table of Contents (138 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 1- Purpose of and Need for Action (742 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 2- Description of Alternatives (2,759 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 3- Affected Environment and Environmental Consequences (1,381 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 4- Consultation and Coordination ( 110 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 5- References and Glossary (187 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 6- Response to Comment (999 kb.pdf)

Chapter 6c- Government Letters 1 (9,851 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 6d- Government Letters 2 (5,535 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 6e- Government Letters 3 (8,314 Kb.pdf)

Chapter 6f- Government Letters 4 (714 Kb.pdf)

Appendix A- Suitability Evaluation Reports (SERs) Table of Contents (101 Kb.pdf)

Ashley NF Suitability Evaluation Reports (36.3 Mb.pdf)

• Middle Main Sheep Creek, Lower Main Sheep Creek, Carter Creek, Cart Creek Proper, Green River (5.049 Mb)
• Pipe Creek, Reader Creek, West Fork Whiterocks River, and Upper Whiterocks River, East Fork Whiterocks River (6.08 Mb)
• Middle Whiterocks River, Lower Dry Fork Creek, South Fork Ashley Creek, Black Canyon (3.9 Mb)
• Ashley Gorge Creek, Upper Rock Creek and Fall Creek, West Fork Rock Creek including Fish Creek, Upper Lake Fork River including Ottoson and East Basin Creeks and Oweep Creek (12.2 Mb)
• Upper Yellowstone Creek including Milk Creek, Garfield Creek, Upper Uinta River including Gilbert Creek, Center Fork and Painter Draw, Shale Creek and Tributaries (9.4 Mb)

Dixie and Fishlake Suitability Evaluation Reports (13.7 Mb.pdf)

• North Fork Virgin River, East Fork Boulder Creek, Pine Creek, Mamie Creek, Death Hollow Creek (5.7 Mb)
• Moody Wash, Slick Rock Canyon, Cottonwood Canyon, The Gulch, Steep Creek (4.3 Mb)
• Salina Creek, Fish Creek, Corn Creek, Pine Creek/Bullion Falls, Manning Creek (3.9 Mb)

Manti-La Sal Suitability Evaluation Reports (10.8 Mb.pdf)

• Miners Basin (Placer Creek), Mill Creek Gorge, Roc Creek, Huntington Creek (4.01 Mb)
• Fish Creek and Gooseberry Creek, Lower Left Fork of Huntington Creek, Hammond Canyon, and Chippean and Allen Canyons (3.9 Mb)
• Upper Dark, Horse Pasture, Peavine and Kigalia Canyons in Upper Dark Canyon and Lower Dark Canyon including Poison Canyon, Deadman Canyon and Woodenshoe and Cherry Canyons (3.01 Mb)

Uinta-Wasatch-Cache Suitability Evaluation Reports (52.5 Mb.pdf)

• North Fork Provo River, South Fork American Fork River, Little Provo Deer Creek, and Fifth Water Creek (5.5 Mb)
• Henry's Fork, West Fork Beaver Creek, Middle Fork Beaver Creek, and Thompson Creek (7.4 Mb)
• West Forks Black Fork, East Fork Blacks Fork, Little East Fork, and Blacks Fork River (7.1 Mb)
• West Fork Smiths Fork, East Fork Smiths Fork, Hayden Fork, and Stillwater Fork (6.7 Mb)
• Ostler Fork, Left Right and East Forks Bear River, Boundary Creek, and High Creek (6.9 Mb)
• Left Hand Fork Blacksmiths Fork, Logan River Upper, Logan River Lower, Beaver Creek (5.0 Mb)
• White Pine Creek, Temple Fork, Spawn Creek, Bunchgrass Creek (4.6 Mb)
• Little Bear Creek, Main Fork Weber River, Middle Fork Weber River, and Beaver Creek (4.1 Mb)
• Provo River, Left Fork South Fork Ogden River, Willard Creek, Red Butte Creek, and Little Cottonwood Creek (6.1 Mb)

Appendix B - BLM and NPS List of Rivers (686 Kb.pdf)

Appendix C - WSR Management Statutory Requirements (146 Kb.pdf)

Appendix D - Effects of Managing a River as a Component of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System (155 Kb.pdf)

Appendix E - Valid Existing Water Rights Maps (16,655 Kb.pdf)