APPENDIX B – BLM LIST OF RIVERS
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is a cooperating agency with the Forest Service. A Memorandum of Understanding between the two agencies was signed. Currently, six BLM Field Offices in the State of Utah are in the process of completing draft resource management plans. All six plans are in a draft stage and subject to change. It is possible that when the BLM signs the final decision for each resource management plan that the Preferred Alternative may differ from what is presented here. However, this is the best available data. This appendix contains information for the Kanab, Moab, Monticello, Price, Richfield, and Vernal Field Offices. Kanab Field Office______The information for Table 1 was obtained from the Kanab Draft Resource Management Plan, Appendix G, Table AG-3 - Rivers Determined Eligible for Designation into the NWSRS.
Table 1. List of eligible river segments, miles, and tentative classification for the Kanab Field Office, BLM. Kanab Field Office Draft RMP Alternative B (Preferred) River Segment Miles Tentative Classification North Fork Virgin River 2.2 Suitable - Wild • Segment 48-49 Section 31 - 33 (northeast of Zion NP) East Fork Virgin River • Segment 37-40a 5.4 Suitable - Scenic • Segment 40a-41 5.2 Suitable - Wild • Segment 36-37 2.9 Suitable - Recreational Orderville Gulch (Esplin Gulch) 3.2 Suitable - Wild • Segment 44-45 Zion NP Boundary to the Falls. Esplin Gulch Segment 45 to 45A. Meadow Creek / Mineral Gulch 9.2 Suitable - Wild • Segments 33-35 and 35-38 - South of Highway 9 to the confluence of Mineral Gulch, then to the confluence with East Fork Virgin River. Deep Creek 0.7 Not Suitable - Wild • Segment 50-51 from the Washington County line to the BLM boundary in Section 30. Cottonwood Creek 1.1 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 28-29 beginning in Section 10 at the BLM boundary ending at confluence with Indian Canyon.
Indian Canyon 0.7 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 26-27 from the head of the canyon to confluence with Cottonwood Creek. South Fork Indian Canyon 1.8 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 22-23 from the head of South Fork Indian Canyon to BLM boundary in northeast corner of Section 20. North Branch of South Fork Indian Canyon 0.4 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 24-25 from the point where the canyon deepens to BLM boundary in southeast corner of Section 17. Water Canyon 3.2 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 20-21 from the point where the canyon deepens to the BLM boundary in Section 21. Hell Dive Canyon 1.4 Not suitable - Wild • Segment 30-31 from the point where the canyon deepens to the confluence with Cottonwood Creek. Paria River 4.8 Suitable - Wild • Segment 68-69 beginning at Wilderness/GSENM boundary to Arizona border. Entire segment is within Paria Canyon Vermilion Cliffs Wilderness. Three Mile Creek 3.7 Not suitable - Recreation
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-1 Kanab Field Office Draft RMP Alternative B (Preferred) River Segment Miles Tentative Classification • Segment 56-57 Beginning at Forest boundary in Section 11 to BLM boundary in Section 7.
Moab Field Office ______
The information for Table 2 was obtained from the Moab Field Office, Draft Resource Management Plan and EIS (August 2007), p. 2-39 to 2-42. Table 2 lists the eligible segments as well as a suitability determination for the Preferred Alternative.
Table 2. List of river segments, miles, and suitability determination and classifications for Alternative C (Preferred). Moab Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Alternative C (Preferred) Beaver Creek 7.7 • Segment 1 – Forest Service boundary to one mile from Dolores River Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 2 – One mile to Dolores River Segment 2 – Not suitable Colorado River 66.5 • Segment 1 – Colorado-Utah state line to Westwater Canyon Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 2 – Westwater Canyon (Mile 125) to River Mile 112 Segment 2 – Suitable– Wild • Segment 3 – River Mile 112 to confluence with the Dolores River • Segment 3(a) – River Mile 112 to Cisco Wash Segment 3(a) – Suitable– Scenic • Segment 3(b) – Cisco Wash to confluence with the Dolores River Segment 3(b) – Suitable– Recreational • Segment 4 – Confluence with the Dolores River to River Mile 49 near Segment 4 – Suitable– Potash Recreational
• Segment 5 – River Mile 44.5 to Mile 38.5 state land boundary Segment 5 – Suitable– Recreational • Segment 6 – River Mile 37.5 below state land to Mile 34 Canyonlands Segment 6 – Suitable– National Park Scenic Cottonwood Canyon 10.4 • Source near Cottonwood Point to private land (includes the first ½ mile of Not suitable Horse Canyon) Dolores River 22.0 • Segment 1 – Colorado-Utah state line to Fisher Creek Segment 1 – Suitable– Recreational • Segment 2 – Fisher Creek to Bridge Canyon Segment 2 – Suitable– Scenic • Segment 3 – Bridge Canyon to Colorado River Segment 3 – Suitable– Recreational Green River 99.0 • Segment 1 – Coal Creek to Nefertiti Boat Ramp Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 1(a) – Coal Creek to Swasey's Boat Ramp (combination of Segment 1(a) – Suitable– Segments 1 and 2) Scenic • Segment 2 – Nefertiti Boat Ramp to Swasey's Boat Ramp Segment 2 – Not suitable • Segment 3 – Swasey's Boat Ramp to I-70 Bridge Segment 3 – Not suitable • Segment 3(a) – Swasey's Boat Ramp to River Mile 97 (confluence with the Segment 3(a) – Not suitable San Rafael River; combination of Segment 3 and part of Segment 4) • Segment 4 – I-70 Bridge to River Mile 91 below Ruby Ranch Segment 4 – Not suitable • Segment 4(a) – Mile 97 (confluence with the San Rafael River) to Segment 4(a) – Suitable– Canyonlands National Park boundary (part of Segment 4 and all of Segments Scenic 5 and 6) • Segment 5 – Mile 91 below Ruby Ranch to Hey Joe Canyon Segment 5 – Not suitable • Segment 6 – Hey Joe Canyon to Canyonlands National Park Boundary Segment 6 – Not suitable
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-2 Moab Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Alternative C (Preferred) Mill Creek 6.0 • Segment 1 – National Forest boundary to private property below diversion Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 2 – T26S, R23E, Section 19 to Power Dam Segment 2 – Not suitable Negro Bill Canyon 7.4 • Segment 1 – From state land below rim to ¼ mile from Colorado River Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 2 – Last ¼ mile to Colorado River Segment 2 – Not suitable North Fork Mill Creek 11.2 • National Forest boundary near Wilson Mesa to Mill Creek Not suitable Onion Creek 12.5 • Segment 1 – Source to Onion Creek Road Segment 1 – Not suitable • Segment 2 – Beginning of Onion Creek Road to Colorado River Segment 2 – Not suitable Professor Creek 7.4 • National Forest and state land boundary to diversion near private land Not suitable Rattlesnake Canyon 31.6 • Source to Green River (including Flat Nose George Tributary) Not suitable Salt Wash 0.3 • Arches National Park boundary to Colorado River Salt Wash to be deferred until NPS does suitability on portion within Arches National Park. Thompson Canyon 5.5 • Source of Thompson to Fisher Creek (Cottonwood Canyon; tributary of Not suitable Dolores River)
Monticello Field Office ______The information for Table 3 was obtained from the document Eligible Rivers for Suitability Study in the Wild and Scenic Process (July 2004), Table 2 – Eligible River/segments and their tentative classification, Monticello Field Office, page 15.
Table 3. List of river segments, miles, and tentative classification. Monticello Field Office Eligible Rivers for Suitability Study in the Wild and Scenic Process River Segment Miles Tentative Classification Colorado River 2.2 Recreational • Segment 1: Northern most MFO boundary on east side of Colorado River (1 mile north of Potash land) south to private land. • Segment 2: State lands near River Mile 44 to approximately River Mile 38.5. 5.5 Scenic • Segment 3: From approximately River Mile 37.5 at State land to boundary of 6.5 Wild Canyonlands NP near River Mile 31. Indian Creek 4.8 Recreational • Forest boundary to Donnelly Canyon Fable Valley 6.8 Scenic • Source to mouth at Gypsum Creek Dark Canyon 6.4 Wild • Youngs Canyon to GCNRA San Juan River 8.5 Recreational • #1: North side – MFO, portions are within San Juan River SRMA; South side Navajo Nation. • #2: North side – MFO, portions are within San Juan River SRMA; South side 10 Recreational – Navajo Nation • #3: North side – MFO, San Juan River SRMA; South side – Navajo Nation. 13.3 Wild • #4: North side – MFO; South side – Navajo Nation. 4.2 Recreational • #5: North side – MFO, San Juan River SRMA and Cedar Mesa ACEC; 17.3 Wild South side – Navajo Nation. Arch Canyon 6.9 Recreational • Forest boundary to ½ mile west of its confluence with Comb Wash.
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-3 Price Field Office______
The information for Table 4 was obtained from the Price Field Office, Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft EIS (July 2004), Appendix A, Table 5. It is available on the web at: http://www.blm.gov/rmp/ut/price/draftEIS.htm. Table 4 lists the eligible river segments. A Preferred Alternative has been identified as Alternative D (pages 2-133 to 2-235) in the Draft RMP/EIS.
Table 4. List of eligible river segments, miles, and tentative classifications. Price Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Alternative D (Preferred) Barrier Creek 13.7 Not Suitable • Canyonlands National Park boundary to mouth at Green River. Bear Canyon Creek 6.7 Not Suitable • Headwater to mouth at Rock Creek. Buckskin Canyon Creek 6.1 Not Suitable • Headwaters to mouth at Rock Creek. Cane Wash 20.7 Not Suitable • Head of wash to mouth at San Rafael River. Coal Wash 5.3 Not Suitable • North and South Forks of Coal Wash to confluence with North Salt Wash. Cottonwood Wash 6.1 Not Suitable • Head of wash to county road at T. 20 S., R. 13 E., Sec. 14. Fish Creek 10.2 Not Suitable • Scofield Reservoir to confluence with White River. Gordon Creek 13.1 Not Suitable • Confluence of Bob Wright and Mud Water Canyons to mouth at Price River. Green River 169 • County line near Nine Mile Creek to Chandler Canyon. Suitable - Scenic • Chandler Canyon to Florence Creek Suitable - Scenic • Florence Creek to Nefertiti boat ramp Suitable - Scenic • Nefertiti boat ramp to I-70 bridge Suitable - Recreation • I-70 bridge to mile 91 below Ruby Ranch Suitable - Recreation • Mile 91 below Ruby Ranch to Hey Joe Canyon Suitable - Scenic • Hey Joe Canyon to Canyonlands National Park Boundary Suitable - Scenic Keg Spring Canyon 8.7 Not Suitable • Head of canyon to mouth at Green River Muddy Creek 53.6 • I-70 to Lone Tree Crossing Not Suitable • Lone Tree Crossing to South Salt Wash Not Suitable • South Salt Wash to county road downstream of San Rafael and North Caineville Not Suitable Reefs. Nine Mile Creek 43.9 • Minnie Maude Creek to Bulls Canyon Not Suitable • Bulls Canyon to mouth at Green River Not Suitable North Fork Coal Wash 10.5 • Head of wash to Fix It Pass route Not Suitable • Fix It Pass route to confluence with South Fork Coal Wash Not Suitable North Salt Wash 12.3 • Confluence with Horn Silver Gulch to mouth at San Rafael River Not Suitable Price River 100.6 • Confluence of Fish Creek and White River to Poplar Street bridge in Helper Not Suitable • Mounds bridge to Book Cliffs escarpment Not Suitable • Book Cliffs escarpment to mouth at Green River Not Suitable Range Creek 38.8 • Headwaters to Trail Canyon Not Suitable • Trail Canyon to drill holes at T.17 S., R. 16 E., Sec. 27 Not Suitable • Drill holes at T. 17 S., R. 16 E., Sec. 27 to mouth at Green River Not Suitable Rock Creek 15.2
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-4 Price Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Alternative D (Preferred) • North Fork headwaters to mouth at Green River Not Suitable San Rafael River 105.5 • Confluence of Ferron and Cottonwood Creeks to Fuller Bottom Not Suitable • Fuller Bottom to Johansen corral Suitable - Recreation • Johansen corral to Lockhart Wash Suitable - Recreation • Lockhart Wash to Tidwell Bottom Suitable - Recreation • Tidwell Bottom to mouth at Green River Not Suitable South Fork Coal Wash 11 • Head of wash to Eva Conover route Not Suitable • Eva Conover route to confluence with North Fork Coal Wash Not Suitable
Richfield Field Office ______The information for Table 5 was obtained from the Richfield Draft RMP/Draft EIS (2005), Appendices 2 and 3, Table A2-1 – Wild and Scenic River Eligibility and Classification, p. A2-2. Table 5. List of river segment, miles, and suitability determination and classifications for Alternative B (Preferred Alternative). Richfield Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Tentative Classification Dirty Devil Complex • Dirty Devil River 54.0 Wild • Beaver Wash Canyon 6.8 Wild • Larry Canyon 4.0 Wild • No Mans Canyon 7.1 Wild • Robbers Roost Canyon 31.0 Wild • Sams Mesa Box Canyon 9.5 Wild • Twin Corral Box Canyon 9.0 Wild Fish Creek • National Forest boundary to private land in T.30 S., R. 5 E., Sec. 5 0.25 Scenic Fremont River • Fremont Gorge 5.0 Wild • Capitol Reef NP to Caineville Diversion 4.0 Recreational Maidenwater Creek • T. 33 S., R.12 Sec. 33 to Sec. 36 3.0 Scenic Quitchupah Creek • Public lands in T. 22 S., R. 5 E., Sec. 15 and 17 1.4 Recreational Total 135.05
Vernal Field Office______
The information for Table 6 was obtained from the Vernal Field Office, Draft Resource Management Plan and Draft EIS, Table 4.14.2, p. 4-210 to 4-211 and Table 3.14.2, p. 3-84 to 3-85. It is available on the web at: http://www.blm.gov/rmp/ut/vernal. Table 6 contains a list of river segments identified in Alternative A, the Preferred Alternative.
Table 6. List of river segments and suitability determination and classifications for Alternative A (Preferred). Vernal Field Office Draft RMP River Segment Miles Alternative A (Preferred) White River 10 • ‘Scenic’ between the state line and its confluence with Asphalt Wash (Segment 1). Scenic Alternative A only recommends a portion of Segment One of the White River. White River 10
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-5 • ‘Wild’ between Asphalt Wash to where the river leaves Section 18 T10S R23E Wild SLBM (Segment 2) Upper Green River 22 • Between Little Hole and Utah state line. Scenic Lower Green River 30 • Between public land boundary south of Ouray and the Carbon County line. Scenic
Appendix B – BLM List of Rivers B-6