Excerpt from the Idaho Comprehensive State Water Plan

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Protected Rivers
Stream name: Upper Priest River
River name: Priest River
Description: The Upper Priest River, from the International Boundary to the confluence with Upper Priest Lake, excluding a short reach containing the bridge crossing on USFS road #1013 in the SW¼ of Section 2, T63N, R5W
Classification: Natural
Stream length, in miles (unless otherwise noted): 19.6

These activities are not allowed on this stream:

• Alterations of the stream bed
• Construction of hydropower projects
• Construction of Water Diversion works
• Construction or expansion of dams or impoundments
• Dredge or Placer Mining
• Mineral or Sand and Gravel extraction within the stream bed