Ohio § 1517.01

§ 1517.01.

As used in this chapter: (A) “ Natural area ” means an area of land or water which either retains to some degree or has re-established

its natural character, although it need not be completely undisturbed, or has unusual

flora, fauna, geological, archeological, scenic, or similar features of scientific

or educational interest. (B) “ Nature preserve ” means an area which is formally dedicated under section 1517.05 of the Revised Code . (C) “ Recreational river ” means a watercourse declared a recreational river by the director of natural resources

under section 1517.14 of the Revised Code and includes those watercourses or sections of watercourses that are readily accessible

by road or railroad, that may have some development along their shorelines, and that

may have undergone some impoundment or diversion in the past. (D) “ Scenic river ” means a watercourse or a section of watercourse declared a scenic river by the director

under section 1517.14 of the Revised Code to which both of the following apply: (1) It is free of impoundments constructed by humans for at least seventy-five per cent

of the length of the watercourse or section of the watercourse or it is combined with

another section of a watercourse that has been designated a wild river. (2) It has shorelines or watersheds that are largely primitive and undeveloped, but accessible

in places by roads. (E) “ Scenic river lands ” means any area of land or water within a wild, scenic, or recreational river watershed

that is owned by the department of natural resources and administered by the division

of natural areas and preserves for the purpose of protecting the natural character

and water quality of a wild, scenic, or recreational river. (F) “ Watercourse ” means a substantially natural channel that is at least five miles in length with

recognized banks and a bottom in which the flow of water occurs. (G) “ Wild river ” means a watercourse declared a wild river by the director under section 1517.14 of the Revised Code and includes those watercourses or sections of watercourses that are free of impoundments

constructed by humans and generally inaccessible except by trail, with watersheds

or shorelines essentially primitive and waters unpolluted, representing vestiges of

primitive America.