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Delaware River Basin National Wild and Scenic River Values DELAWARE RIVER BASIN NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM | US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES DELAWARE RIVER BASIN | NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES DELAWARE RIVER BASIN DELAWARE | NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES NATIONAL Photo: David B. Soete PENNSYLVANIA • NEW YORK • NEW JERSEY EXPERIENCE YOUR AMERICA NATIONAL PARK SERVICE | NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM | US DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES OF THE DELAWARE RIVER BASIN OUTSTANDINGLY REMARKABLE VALUES Outstandingly remarkable values (ORVs) are defined by the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act as the characteristics that make a river worthy of special protection. Thus, the foundation for wild and scenic river management is a clearly defined set of ORVs. The Interagency Wild and Scenic Rivers Coordinating Council has issued criteria for identifying and defining these values. The criteria guidance states that: • An ORV must be river related or dependent. This means that a value must ° be in the river or on its immediate shorelands (generally within 0 .25 mile on either side of the river), ° contribute substantially to the functioning of the river ecosystem, and ° owe its location or existence to the presence of the river . • An ORV must be rare, unique, or exemplary at a comparative regional or national scale. Such a value would be one that is a conspicuous example from among a number of similar values Photo: Scott Rando that are themselves uncommon or extraordinary. Based on these criteria and a careful analysis of the designated reaches of the Delaware River and its tributaries, the National Park Service has determined that several ORVs are present. The analysis concluded that the designated segments of the Delaware River basin contain the following ORVs: cultural, ecological, geological, recreational, and scenic. A set of broad statements has been developed that articulates each ORV for the collection of all designated segments of the Delaware basin. These narratives capture the overall, combined values of the river system, as protected under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. An evaluation process for each ORV was then used to determine which river segments contain the different ORVs. The results of this evaluation were used to develop segment-specific ORV statements providing further evidence and support for the broad ORV statements. These segment- specific narratives provide a higher level of detail for the ORVs that are present in each designated segment. The following matrix summarizes the evaluation results and provides organization to the ORV statements and segment-specific descriptions that follow. It indicates which segments of the Delaware River basin possess the above-mentioned ORVs. In addition to ORVs, the free-flowing condition and water quality of the Delaware and its tributaries are also integral to its designated status. Because free-flowing condition and water quality support the integrity of the ORVs and are key components of future management, they are included as part of this ORV statement. Photo: Dan Mohr 8 DELAWARE RIVER BASIN • NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES For the purpose of ORV analysis, the designated rivers of the Delaware River basin were divided into the following seven segments. The location map identifies these seven analysis segments. The segments are OVERVIEW: WILD AND SCENIC RIVER OF THE VALUES DELAWARE RIVER BASIN defined as follows: Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River: From the confluence of the east and west branches (below Hancock, New York) to the existing railroad bridge immediately downstream of Cherry Island in the vicinity of Sparrowbush, New York (73.4 miles) Middle Delaware National Scenic and Recreational River: Northern boundary of Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area to the southern boundary (approximately 40 miles) Musconetcong National Wild and Scenic River: The 3.5-mile stretch from Saxton Falls to the Route 46 bridge and the 20.7-mile stretch from King’s Highway bridge to the railroad tunnels at Musconetcong Gorge (24.2 miles) Lower Delaware National Wild and Scenic River: From river mile 193.8 to the northern border of the city of Easton, Pennsylvania; from just south of the Gilbert Generating Station to just north of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station; from just south of the Point Pleasant Pumping Station to a point 1,000 feet north of the Route 202 bridge; from 1,750 feet south of the Route 202 bridge to the town of Washington Crossing, Pennsylvania (totaling 38.9 miles) Tinicum Creek: Headwaters of its two upper branches to the Lower Delaware River confluence south of Erwinna and north of Point Pleasant (14.7 miles) Tohickon Creek: From the Lake Nockamixon dam to the Lower Delaware River confluence near Point Pleasant (10.7 miles) Paunacussing Creek: Portions passing through Solebury Township to the Lower Delaware River (approximately 3 miles) ORV CATEGORY RIVER SEGMENT Cultural Ecological Geological Recreational Scenic Upper Delaware River • • • • • Middle Delaware River • • • • • Musconetcong River • • • • • Lower Delaware River • • • • • Tinicum Creek • • • Tohickon Creek • • • • • Paunacussing Creek • • DELAWARE RIVER BASIN • NATIONAL WILD AND SCENIC RIVER VALUES 9 UPPER DELAWARE SCENIC AND RECREATIONAL RIVER Photo: David B. 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