11. This criterion is access t£ the river corridor, not access within the river 

 corridor. It is more a measure of ease of access, rather than a legal 

 right to enter. 



Use the following definitions to rate the river segment: 



- Abundant Access exists if the segment Is parallelled by public land 

 much of its length and /or paved or passenger car-suitable roads 

 parallel or frequently intersect the river. Access to the river 

 shoreline should also be abundant. For boating stretches, access may 

 be restricted along the river but should be by paved road tc the 

 put-in and take-out. 



Moderate Access exists if the segment is intersected or parallelled 

 only occasionally by good quality roads. Access to the shoreline may 

 in some places be restricted by ownership or topography. 



- Limited Access exists if the segment is rarely parallelled or 

 intersected by roads, and the main access may be by trail or poor 

 roads. Shoreline access may be difficult for much of the segment's 

 length. 



Restricted Access exists if the segment is not accessible by road, and 

 the shoreline is difficult to reach from adjacent land areas. Heavv 

 or exclusively private ownership is possible. 



Space is provided to describe access conditions not well-described by these 

 four categories. 



12. River segments should be assigned to one of five classes: 



A. PRIMITIVE. The river corridor is an essentially unmodified natural 

 environment with access along the segment by trail only. 

 Nonrecreatlonal resource uses are either not present or are very 

 compatible with river recreation. Recreational users are dispersed, 

 with abundant opportunities for solitude. Recreational development is 

 minimal or not present. 



B. SEMI-PRIMITIVE. The river corridor is a predominantly unmodified 

 natural environment. Access along the segment may be possible by 

 paved road, but the road does not intrude on the setting's natural 

 qualities. Nonrecreatlonal resource uses may be present but are 

 compatible with river recreation. Other users may be present, but 

 opportunities for solitude exist. Limited recreational development 

 may be found in the river corridor, but primarily for protection of 

 resource values and user safety. 



C. TRANSITION. The river corridor may alternate between predominantly 

 natural and rural in character. A paved road may parallel the river 

 for some distance, but does not provide abundant access to the water. 

 Nonrecreational resource uses may be present, and may occasionally 

 supplant recreational uses. Recreational use may be concentrated 

 intermittantly along the segment. 



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