Skagit River - Rest Area - Rockport, WA
N 48° 29.665 W 121° 32.500
10U E 607740 N 5372281
The Skagit River is approximately 150 mi (240 km) long which originates at Allison Pass in the Canadian Cascades of British Columbia.
Waymark Code: WM183M9
Location: Washington, United States
Date Posted: 05/23/2023
Views: 2
The Skagit provides spawning habitat for salmon. It is the only large river system in Washington that contains healthy populations of all five native salmon species.
The river supports one of the largest wintering bald eagle populations in the contiguous United States.
In 1978, the United States Congress established the Skagit Wild and Scenic River System. The system includes 158.5 miles (255.1 km) of the Skagit and its tributaries — the Sauk, Suiattle, and Cascade rivers. This Wild and Scenic designation is meant to protect and enhance the values that caused it to be listed.
The Skagit Wild and Scenic River System flows through both public and private lands. Fifty percent of the system is in private ownership, 44 percent is National Forest System land, and 6 percent is owned by the state and other agencies. The Skagit Wild and Scenic River is managed by the U.S. Forest Service as part of the Mt. Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.
WILD: no
Number of WILD miles: 0
SCENIC: yes
Number of SCENIC miles: 100
RECREATIONAL: yes
Number of RECREATIONAL miles: 58.5
River Link: [Web Link]
Support documentation: Not listed
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