thumb|right|The [[Wolf River (Fox River)|Wolf River in Wisconsin]]
This is a list of the designated National Wild and Scenic Rivers in the United States. Each river has been designated by Congress, or, if certain requirements were met, the Secretary of the Interior. A designation may include multiple watercourses; for example, the Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway includes the Namekagon River as well as the St. Croix River.
Rivers are managed by one or more federal, state, local government agencies. Only federal agencies are listed in this table. Abbreviations used are:
- USACE = U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- BLM = Bureau of Land Management
- NPS = National Park Service
- USFS = United States Forest Service
- USFWS = United States Fish and Wildlife Service
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! rowspan=2| Name
! rowspan=2| Watercourse(s)
! rowspan=2| State
| Alagnak River
| AK
| NPS
| Dec 2, 1980
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Alatna Wild River
| CA
| USFS
| Mar 30, 2009
| 0
| 0
|
|
|-
| Bear Creek
| Bear Creek
| MI
| USFS
| Mar 3, 1992
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Beaver Creek
| Beaver Creek
| AK
| BLM, USFWS
| Dec 2, 1980
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Big and Little Darby Creek
| Big Darby Creek, Little Darby Creek
| OH
|
| Mar 10, 1994
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Big Jacks Creek
| Big Jacks Creek
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Big Marsh Creek
| Big Marsh Creek
| OR
| USFS
| Oct 28, 1988
| 0
| 0
|
|
|-
| Big Piney Creek
| Big Piney Creek
| AR
| USFS
| Apr 22, 1992
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Big Sur River
| Big Sur River, North Fork Big Sur River, South Fork Big Sur River
| CA
| USFS
| Jun 19, 1992
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Birch Creek
| Birch Creek
| AK
| BLM
| Dec 2, 1980
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Black Butte River
| Black Butte River, Cold Creek
| CA
| USFS
| Oct 17, 2006
|
|
| 0
|
|-
| Black Creek
| Black Creek
| MS
| USFS
| Oct 30, 1986
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Black River
| Black River
| MI
| USFS
| Mar 3, 1992
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Bluestone National Scenic River
| Owens River, Deadman Creek, Glass Creek
| CA
| USFS
| Mar 30, 2009
|
|
|
|
|-
| Owyhee River (Idaho)
| Owyhee River
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Owyhee River (Oregon)
| Owyhee River
| OR
| BLM
| Oct 19, 1984
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Owyhee River (North Fork) (Idaho)
| North Fork Owyhee River
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
|
|
|-
| Owyhee River (North Fork) (Oregon)
| North Fork Owyhee River
| OR
| BLM
| Oct 28, 1988
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Owyhee River (South Fork)
| South Fork Owyhee River
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
|
|
|-
| Paint River
| Paint River, North Branch Paint River, South Branch Paint River
| MI
| USFS
| Mar 3, 1992
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Palm Canyon Creek
| Palm Canyon Wash
| CA
| USFS
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Pecos River
| Pecos River
| NM
| USFS
| Jun 6, 1990
|
| 0
|
|
|-
| Pere Marquette River
| Pere Marquette River
| MI
| USFS
| Nov 10, 1978
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Pine River
| Pine River
| MI
| USFS
| Mar 3, 1992
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Piru Creek
| Piru Creek
| CA
| USFS
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
|
|
|-
| Powder River
| Powder River
| OR
| BLM
| Oct 28, 1988
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Pratt River
| Pratt River
| WA
| USFS
| Dec 19, 2014
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Presque Isle River
| Presque Isle River, East Branch Presque Isle River, South Branch Presque Isle River, West Branch Presque Isle River
| MI
| USFS
| Mar 3, 1992
| 0
|
|
|
|-
| Quartzville Creek
| Quartzville Creek
| OR
| BLM
| Oct 28, 1988
| 0
| 0
|
|
|-
| Rapid River
| Rapid River, West Fork Rapid River
| ID
| USFS
| Dec 31, 1975
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Red Canyon
| Red Canyon
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Red River
| Red River
| KY
| USFS
| Dec 2, 1993
|
| 0
|
|
|-
| Richland Creek
| Richland Creek
| AR
| USFS
| Apr 22, 1992
|
|
| 0
|
|-
| Rio Chama
| Rio Chama
| NM
| BLM, USFS
| Nov 7, 1988
|
|
| 0
|
|-
| Rio de la Mina
| Rio de la Mina
| PR
| USFS
| Dec 19, 2002
| 0
|
|
|
|-
| Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River North Fork Whychus Creek, South Fork Whychus Creek, Soap Creek, Park Creek, West Fork Park Creek, East Fork Park Creek, various unnamed tributaries
| OR
| USFS
| Oct 28, 1988
|
|
| 0
|
|-
| Wickahoney Creek
| Wickahoney Creek
| ID
| BLM
| Mar 30, 2009
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Wildcat Brook
| Wildcat Brook, Little Wildcat Brook, Bog Brook, Great Brook
| NH
| USFS
| Oct 28, 1988
| 0
|
|
|
|-
| Wildhorse & Kiger Creeks
| Wildhorse Creek, Kiger Creek, Little Wildhorse Creek
| OR
| BLM
| Oct 30, 2000
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Willamette River (North Fork Middle Fork)
| North Fork Middle Fork Willamette River
| OR
| USFS
| Oct 28, 1988
|
|
|
|
|-
| Wilson Creek
| Wilson Creek
| NC
| USFS
| Aug 18, 2000
|
|
|
|
|-
| Wind River
| Wind River, unnamed tributary
| AK
| USFWS
| Dec 2, 1980
|
| 0
| 0
|
|-
| Wolf River
| Wolf River
| WI
|
| Oct 2, 1968
| 0
|
| 0
|
|-
| Wood–Pawtucket Watershed Wild and Scenic Rivers