Outstandingly Remarkable Values Assessment of the Flathead River System
Flathead National Forest and Glacier National Park. 2013. Outstandingly Remarkable Values Assessment of the Flathead River System. National Park Service
In 1976, Congress designated the three forks of the Flathead River as part of the National Wild and Scenic Rivers System. The Flathead River is located within the Crown of the Continent ecosystem and specifically located in northwest Montana in Flathead and Powell counties. The headwaters are located just west of the Continental Divide. The three forks include segments that have been classified as Wild, Recreational, and Scenic. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act states that to be included in the system, a river must “possess outstandingly remarkable scenic, recreational, geologic, fish and wildlife, historic, cultural, or other similar values”, or ORVs. There are nine river resource values that were considered in this assessment. The six segments of the Flathead River have remarkable fisheries, geologic, water quality, and wildlife, botanic, recreational, scenic, historic, and ethnographic values. This report summarizes results of a Feb 2012 workshop involving staff from the National Park Service and US Forest Service, as well as follow up discussions, to assess ORV's for the Flathead River system.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Flathead National Forest; Glacier National Park
- Date of Issue
- 2013-01
- Publisher
- National Park Service
- Units
- CRCO , GLAC
- Keywords
- Hydrology, Middle Fork Flathead River, North Fork Flathead River, Rivers, South Fork Flathead River, Water Resources, Wild and Scenic River
- Subjects
- Ecological Framework: Geology and Soils | Geomorphology | Stream/River Channel Characteristics , Ecological Framework: Water | Hydrology | Surface Water Dynamics