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National Park System Rivers

Name and location Total acreage
Alagnak Wild River (Alaska) 30,665.45
Big South Fork National River (Ky.-Tenn.) 125,310.34
Bluestone National Scenic River (W.Va.) 4,309.51
Buffalo National River (Ark.) 94,293.31
Delaware National Scenic River (Pa.) 1,973.33
Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (N.J.-Pa.) 43,311.42
Mississippi National River (Minn.) 53,775.00
Missouri National Recreational River (Neb.) 45,350.00
New River Gorge National River (W.Va.) 70,465.89
Niobrara National Scenic River (Neb.) 5,992.96
Obed Wild and Scenic River (Tenn.) 5,173.69
Ozark National Scenic Riverways (Mo.) 80,785.04
Rio Grande Wild and Scenic River (Tex.) 9,600.00
St. Croix National Scenic Riverway (Minn.-Wis.) 67,460.31
Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River (Pa.) 74,999.56

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