Wildcat Brook
Wildcat Brook Wild and Scenic River Study Jackson, New Hampshire DRAFT REPORT February, 1988 North Atlantic Regional Office National Park Service U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service This report was prepared pursuant to Public Law 90-542. the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act, as amended. Publication of the findings and conclusions herein should not be construed as representing either the approval or disapproval of the Secretary of the Interior. The purpose of this report is to provide the information and alternatives for further considera tion by the National Park Service, the Secretary of the Interior, and other federal and state agencies. This report also serves as an Interim Report to Congress as called for in the Public Law. The Wildcat River in Jackson, New Hampshire is often popularly identified as "Wildcat Brook" in publications, maps and the media. Except where otherwise noted, this Draft Report also refers to the main stem of the river as Wildcat Brook. TABLE OF CONTENTS ~ I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS 1 II. BACKGROUNDANDSTATUSOFTHESTUDY 9 III. RESOURCE ASSESSMENT 15 N. RIVER CONSERVATION PLAN 27 v. ALTERNATIVES FOR RIVER PROTECTION 37 VI. APPENDICES 45 VII. BIBLIOGRAPHY 47 VIII. STUDY PARTICIPANTS 57 Summary of Findings BEANS PURCHASE • Wildcat River SACO RIVER BA'>L'I 0 5 MILES Orientation Map . =._. --,_, f'ti u•~ 0 -·--- """W,. ::;-;;,:;;_:. ' ---- ...~ -- .":. ' ORTHCONWAYN"W.NH-ME --1---._____ ..... _,.. __ _,..,._ ,._ I -~""..,..,' _____ -- .., -- i:--:i--~, ,__ --- ~ __ 23 ___ _ --- lJCl-·- •".0._u_....,. .... _.,..,.._, ,_ _.., I. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS In 1982 the National Park Service published the Nationwide Rivers Inventory, which systematically identified and evaluated rivers that would meet the minimum criteria for further study and/or potential inclusion in the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System.
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