GUIDELINES FOR COMPLETING INVENTORY WORKSHEET 



1. Fill in name of river. 



2. Provide a name if the segment has one, or give a brief description 

 (examples are "Alberton Gorge" or "Yankee Jim Canyon") 



3. Describe the lower (downstream) endpolnt of the segment, by physical 

 feature, river mile, or other distinguishing characteristic. 



4. Describe the upper (upstream) endpolnt of the segment. 



5. Fill in the approximate length of the segment, in mi]es. 



6. The segment number will be completed later by rivers study staff. 

 Criteria 



Criteria are the resource attributes or use patterns that help to give 

 river segments their recreational value. Rating each segment on the nine 

 criteria will give managers a common basis for value class assignment and 

 provide inventory data on recreational rivers in Montana. Pick the 

 criteria discriptor that best fits the river segment. 



7. Check the box that best describes the segment's water character and boating 

 suitability. If the stretch is not boatable, please explain why. Segments 

 described as containing rapids may also (and will likely) contain stretches 

 of flat water. Because thJs criterion changes with water volume, base your 

 rating on average flows during the recreational use season. 



Please also indicate the average length of boating season (in months) if 

 segment is boatable. 



8&9. Indicate which of the activities listed currently take place on or along 

 the segment. Place a 1 in the box if the activity is one of the primary 

 recreational uses of the segment. Place a 2 in the box if the activity 

 occurs, but mostly as a secondary recreational use. Add activities to the 

 list as appropriate, and if the activity does not occur or use is minimal, 

 leave the box blank. 



10. If quantitative measures or estimates are available (in visits, 

 visitor-days or other form) they should be used. Also rate the river 

 segment by checking one of the boxes provided according to the following 

 three categories: 



- Heavy or Concentrated Recreational Use; on a typical weekend dav 

 during the summer, people will commonly be seen at sites on shore and 

 on the river (if boatable). 



Moderate or Dispersed Recreational Use; on a typical weekend day 

 during the summer, people will sometimes be seen along the river. 



Low or Highly Dispersed Use; on a typical weekend day during the 

 summer, few or no people will likely be seen on or along the river. 



