The Department of Conservation and Recreation annually updates and maintains the scenic river layer and maintains changes as required for the State of Virginia, as directed by the General Assembly. The dataset contains the river section status [Potential : indicates rivers have been recommended for study for scenic river designation. Qualified : indicates that rivers have been studied and found to qualify for scenic designation. Designated: indicates that rivers have been designated as Scenic by the General Assambly], locality, waterbody and length.