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Saint Croix National Scenic RiverwayA painted turtle with his head outstretched sits on a log in the river.
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Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Park Statistics

Designations:
National Scenic Riverway - October 2, 1968
Lower River added- October 25, 1972

Acreage
Gross Area Acres for FY 2004 - 92,738
Gross Area Acres for FY 2003 - 92,754

Total acres, Upper and Lower Riverway, including water surface, backwater & islands  -  97,573              

 

Total acres, NPS managed area  -  81,780

 

Total acres above ordinary high water mark  -  68,191

 

Total acres owned in fee by USA  -  21,165

 

Total acres protected by easement  -  14,137

 

Total acres other public lands(state, county, town)  -  27,471

 

Total acres, private within municipalities  -  5,481

Visitation
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2004- 313,904
Total Recreation Visits for FY 2003- 282,651

Budget
FY 2004 Annual Budget is $3,251,000
FY 2003 Annual Budget is $2,979,000

two men with a circular ice saw.  In the background blocks of ice are moving up a ramp into an ice house  

Did You Know?
Before the invention of refrigerators, people harvested ice from rivers and lakes in the winter and stored the ice, covered in sawdust, in buildings. An ice house, storing ice from the river, once stood near the site of the park headquarters for St. Croix NSR, in St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin.

Last Updated: July 25, 2006 at 00:22 EST