This dataset represents the Eligible Wild and Scenic River stream segments for the Sierra National Forest 2023 Land Management Plan.

The Wild and Scenic River evaluation process associated with Forest Plan Revision on the Sierra National Forests determined rivers that met eligibility requirements. This information has been compiled into an appendix in Volume 4 Appendix C of the Final Environmental Impact Statement. Eligible stream segments have been given a preliminary classification of “wild,” “scenic,” or “recreational” based on the type and intensity of existing development.

• Wild: Those rivers or sections of rivers free of impoundments and generally inaccessible except by trail, with watersheds or shorelines essentially primitive and waters unpolluted. These represent vestiges of primitive America.

• Scenic: Those rivers or sections of rivers free of impoundments, with shorelines or watersheds still largely primitive and shorelines largely undeveloped, but accessible in places by roads.

• Recreational: Those rivers or sections of rivers 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.

• Further details about the Wild and Scenic River process can be found in Forest Service Handbook 1909.12 - Land Management Planning Handbook Chapter 80 - Wild and Scenic Rivers.