This river is part of the St. Croix National Scenic Riverway and is one of the original eight rivers to be protected under the National Wild and Scenic Rivers Act of 1968 and has consequently been preserved in a wonderfully wild state. This last section is arguably the most enjoyable of all. It has magnificent dells carved by the meltwater of the last glacier, cliff, potholes, stony bluffs, islands and other gorgeous scenery. There are no rapids, only occasional small riffles break up the otherwise quietwater.