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River
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County
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Reach
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Length (miles)
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Year Listed/ Updated
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ORVs
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Description
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Other States
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Little Missouri River
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McKenzie, Billings
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Entire segment within Theodore Roosevelt
National Park (North Unit, South Unit, and Elkhorn Ranch Site)
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26
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1982/ 1993
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W, S
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S, R, G, F, W, H, C, O
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Designated by State of North Dakota
as a State Scenic River.
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Little Missouri River
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Slope, Golden Valley, Billings, McKenzie
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Boundary of Little Missouri National
Grasslands on south edge of Sec. 36, T.133 S., R.105 W. to Sec.
32, T.149 N., R.96 W.
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80
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1982/ 1993
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S, H, C
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Runs through scenic "badlands" of
Little Missouri National Grasslands, as well as, both units of
Theodore Roosevelt National Park.
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Little Missouri River
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Dunn, Slope, McKenzie, Golden Valley,
Billings
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Lake Sakakawea to Marmarth, North
Dakota
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255
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1982
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S, R, G, F, H, C
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Badlands topography provides unique
scenic values, highly important for recreation; passes through
2 units of Theodore Roosevelt National Memorial Park; important
habitat for channel catfish reproduction; important paleontological
discoveries.
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Missouri River
|
Williams
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Entire segment within Fort Union
Trading Post National Historic Site
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1
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1993
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W, S, R
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H, C
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Broad, south-looking panorama and
surging river confluence.
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Missouri River
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Mercer
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Entire segment within Knife River
Indian Villages National Historic Site
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1
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1982/ 1993
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S, R
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S, R, F, W, C
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Habitat for several threatened and
endangered species.
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Missouri River
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McLean, Mercer
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Knife River to Garrison Dam.
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13
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1982
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S, R, F, W, H, C
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See initial comments.
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Missouri River
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Burleigh, Morton, Oliver, McLean
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Square Butte Creek to Oliver/Mercer
County Line.
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44
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1982
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S, R, F, W, H, C
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One of few remaining free-flowing
segments of the Missouri River; rated of critical importance by
State for sport fishery; important wild turkey habitat; many historic
and archeological sites.
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Pembina River
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Pembina, Cavalier
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Red River to Canadian Border.
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88
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1982
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S, G, W
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Much of the area is in a semi-wilderness
condition; Pembina Valley and escarpment are part of the northeastern
drift plain, containing most of the remaining forest in North
Dakota; highly diverse wildlife; moose herd is being developed
in area.
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Last Modified 2-27-09
