Tinayguk River
Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, Alaska
44 miles protected since 1980






Merced River
Yosemite National Park, California
114.5 miles protected since 1987; 8 additional miles since 1992







Owyhee River
Owyhee River Wilderness, Idaho
120 miles protected in Oregon since 1984 and 67.2 more since 1988; 171.1 miles protected in Idaho since 2009







Chattooga River
Sumter National Forest, South Carolina
58.7 miles protected in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia since 1974







Snake River Headwaters
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming
387.5 miles protected since 2009







Upper Rogue River
Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Oregon
40.3 miles protected since 1988







Middle Fork of the Salmon River
Salmon-Challis National Forest, Idaho
104 miles protected since 1968







Loxahatchee River
Jonathan Dickinson State Park, Florida
7.6 miles protected since 1985








Fossil Creek
Coconino National Forest, Arizona
16.8 miles protected since 2009







Bruneau River System
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness, Idaho
94.7 miles protected since 2009







Allagash River
Aroostook County, Maine
92.5 miles protected since 1970







Tlikakila River
Lake Clark National Park and Preserve, Alaska
51 miles protected since 1980







Snake River Headwaters
Bridger-Teton National Forest, Wyoming
387.5 miles protected since 2009







Allagash River
Moonlight bathes a birchbark canoe on Maine's Allagash River, a tranquil spot for paddlers.