The Lower Allegheny River Study
U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation. 1973. The Lower Allegheny River Study
Pursuant to the Wild and Scenic River Act (Public Law 90-542), the Bureau of Outdoor Recreation and other federal and state agencies to perform an eligibility report on the Allegheny River in Pennsylvania, to determine whether the river was subject to inclusion under the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. The report contains basic data, study findings, conclusions and recommendations towards designation. It is worth noting that the results found the lower Allegheny River segment (69.5 miles), congressionally authorized for study in Public Law 90-542, to be ineligible. However, the document also found that the upper Allegheny River (85 miles) was worth further study. The U.S. Forest Service performed an additional eligibility study, and found the upper segment eligible and suitable. On April 20 1992, the upper Allegheny River was designated a National Wild and Scenic River, to be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- U.S. Department of the Interior, Bureau of Outdoor Recreation
- Date of Issue
- 1973-04
- Units
- NER , NERO
- Keywords
- 5(a), 5(a) study, BOR, bureau of outdoor recreation, congressional study, eligibility, eligible, rivers and streams, suitability, suitable, wild and scenic, wild and scenic rivers act