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Areas Closed to Helicopter Dipping During Fire Management Activities USDA Forest Service, Payette National Forest Areas Closed to HelicopterU SDDAi pFopreisnt Sgerv iDceu, Prayientteg N aFtioinrael F oMresat nagement Activities No Dipping Within 300 Feet of These Main Selway-Bitterroot Salmon River Tributaries: Wilderness Allison Creek (NCF) Fall Creek (PAF) Gospel-Hump Nez Perce-Clearwater Bitterroot Bargamin Creek (NCF) French Creek (PAF) Wilderness National Forest Big Mallard Creek (NCF) Indian Creek (NCF) Bargamin National Bitterroot Bull Creek (NCF) Jersey Creek (NCF) !A Creek Forest National Indian Little California Creek (PAF) Lake Creek (PAF) Lookout Mallard Forest Chamberlain Creek (PAF) Little Mallard Creek (NCF) Creek Nez Perce-Clearwater Dixie Work Cottonwood Creek (PAF) Rattlesnake Creek (NCF) Sabe Creek National Forest Center Rattlesnake Crooked Creek (NCF) Sabe Creek (NCF) $ Big Mallard Creek Disappointment Creek (PAF) Sheep Creek (NCF) Hells Canyon Creek r Chamberlain Elkhorn Creek (PAF) Warren Creek (PAF) e v Sheep Creek Wilderness i Creek R Wind River (NCF) Wind River n o Bull Creek m l Fall Creek Lantz Bar a Closed Streams: S Allison Creek Cottonwood California Warren $ Riggins Creek 103 Crooked Creek Little Dissappointment S Big Creek Rapid River Creek a Sheepeater Point l French Creek !A Creek Jersey Creek ` Chamberlain Creek m Chamberlain Creek Sheep Creek (Little Weiser) !A o 321 318 Sheepeater $ n Lake Creek (Secesh) South Fork Salmon River Elkhorn 246 Indian Creek k R Lake Creek Cree Seven Devils Creek Lookout rlain iv Little Salmon River South Fork East Fork Salmon River mbe e Guard Station ` Cha r L 325 Monumental Creek Summit Creek (Secesh) r a War Eagle $ e k v e Marshal Mountain i L R r Patrick Butte C ` i !A e t ` Lake t r n v Cold Medows l e i e !A War Eagle o e R S k m $ 624 Hershey Point Lookout l Granite d a a i ` l Lo`okout m S p Mountain Warren Closed Lakes: a ` o Burgdorf k Eagle Cap r R n Hard Butte $ o Glory Hole (Stibnite) ` Guard Station R F Wilderness i v h Marshall Lake t Frank Church-River Black Imp e u Wallowa-Whitman ` r 308 Roosevelt Lake Squaw Point o ` S of No Return National Forest 287 d a Bruin Wilderness o ` Sheep Rock Hard Creek South Fork R READ Dipping Directives (FMST01-03) States: !A Mountain ek Wallowa-Whitman r re Guard Station C e $ ` $ !A ig 257 M B Indian r v Pollack i Horse e National Forest Black Tip c Pilot Peak R Mountain ` Mountain C v ` Victor Peak d i e 106 ` Lookout Mountain "In no case will the decision to dip, use motorized equipment, or foam in Smith ` a a Big Creek k Lookout R ` S l o a l - Mountain e R n RCAs be delayed when the line officer or designee determine the safety n ` Bally S $ ` c o S Horse Mtn Payette t p e i a Logan M b B Brush Mountain m ` Lookout Mountain 281 s ig l or loss of human life or structure is at imminent risk (FMST01-03)." 074` n G o C !A ` 21 h National r a i Mountain n e t e e l S R e i u k ` N f 454 !A Slab Butte Forest m k i R o 098 v r 110 ` ` o r o e !A o Lick Creek Lookout e r P Bear Guard d t r a - n F 570 a h Dipping in the Wilderness...needs approval of whomever Granite d n t o 101 e a e Station F $ r l l Mountain R r o a C d the RF has designated authority to on the Forest. n r 294 r d i Lookout k 050 100 o W e 143 102 g P e M 139 a k 105 305 a W 128 y Williams Peak 340 273 e ` ` n Bernard Creek t !A $ e 303 r t e r Guard Station C Williams 451 a Price Valley R Roosevelt o !A Peak Lookout South Fork East Fork W i u Guard Station v $ n Fitsum Peak 592 Brundage e Lake 072 S c Yellow Pine Salmon River ` S r a i l Mtn. Lookout ` o $ l - New Meadows Krassel m c u u 123 t o U 412 h p 089 n r s L Lake Fork u F Glory Hole Johnson Creek R H i ` m 121 t o t Guard Station 674 375 i i l r 125 e v No Dipping Lakes R g k $ e h 48 o S Lake $ w r a a d a l rk m Fo ! y 127 o McCall No Dipping Stream Mouths 9 N n 154 5 o R R Miners Peak Crooked r 413 t o i ` h 169 v 403 a !A e H Stream Accosicated With No River Point d S ` ` r Jughandle o Miners Peak a r l n Mountain Lookout m S Shell e ` o 002 t Dipping Mouths d 576 o a Salmon-Challis o R n R u Rock Peak k o I r t ` n a R d P 492 h k a ian National Forest c d i r 173 C u v B 055 172 F re r e e e No Dipping Streams o k C s e r i r o 183 v k u R n e i c No Business ` i R 185 o l J Buck Park - W 389 087 $ C 388 a Indian Creek ` 495 o u Mountain C USDA Forest System Lands p d $ 71 048 r ` h u 165 814 r Guard Station Little Creek 401 n «¬ m !A e s R e Guard Station 038 o No Business Lookout o Brownlee 039 a k $ Payette National Forest d n Donnelly l Middle Fork $ $ Council Council to is k Guard Station Falconberry Rush Peak Mountain G P e Boundary d ` ol re Indian Spring a ` d 474 C $ Guard Station o Fo r R Ri r e Guard Station ee 95 ve k v nl ¤£ 199 r i R $ ow ork Wilderness Areas r F n n k B le r o idd ive o e M r R lm o e e Lone Tree Landmark $ r eis ` ad a L W 186 o S C e R k DOI, BLM Lands 085 046 ak r L o S95 m F 206 422 ar e Salmon-Challis -w l 214 de Stolle d State Lands !A ca id National Forest Indian Mountain as Meadows M Sturgil 031 ` C !A 55 Loon Creek Lookout «¬ 22 $ Other Lands Indian Guard Station Mountain Crawford 009 W er hnson $ R iv Lookout Jo e r R Guard i i e 835 r k v s e Private Lands s ei ` Cre ee 025 435 e Yank 024 e e W Station le v r r itt i A L g k Fork d S $ i R e a King Hill Lookout Peak m C h B e ` ` e s r Lake or Reservoir e Cascade t Boise National C r t r e e C e e ek e p R k y Forest $o a ad 484 w P qua Highways S k Mann Creek n 718 k r e k R o ee e r o C Upper Deadwood o o Wilson Peak r Locator Map L a F Mill Creek r C for the ` d $` Guard Station k ` e e Major Roads l Boise e No - Dipping Areas v d i e Elk Creek $ r !A d r i R C e National Bonanza Snowbank M d v $ i k Major Rivers o l Guard Lookout R o E Forest e w Station t t d ` r e Boiling a e r $ Summits y e s i e a Springs D v e Silver Creek i P M Third Fork $ e R C a W e k $ k r r ! r P $ r k e s o o Cities e h n F k a F Y h t r k k $ Ant Butte w Lower Deadwood o e e Guard Station/Work Center ` a N e e u Guard Station r Crane r q C C Creek S !A $ y e Lookout l l a Cecil D. V !A Hardscrabble r Lookout/Repeater Weiser a Andrus-White Guard Station e $ B Sawtooth Wilderness Clouds Wilderness The U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service uses the most current and complete data available. GIS data and product accuracy may vary. They may be developed from sources of Prepared by: McCall Ranger District GIS Department Shawn Walters - Forest Aviation Officer differing accuracy, accurate only at certain scales, based on modeling or interpretation, for the Payette Forest Fire Management Office Date: 3/8/2021 incomplete while being revised or created, etc. Using GIS products for purposes other than Produced: 3/8/2021 those for which they were created, may yield inaccurate or misleading results. The Projection: UTM 11 N, NAD83 0 10 20 40 Forest Service reserves the right to correct, modify, or replace GIS products without notification. File: T:\FS\NFS\Payette\Program\5100Fire\GIS\AvaitionHazards\No_Dip_Map\Project\No_Dip_34x44_20210308.mxd Miles µ.
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