### Question
How is the term inner gorge defined?


### Answer
The term **inner gorge** is defined in *16 U.S.C. § 460bbb* as the following:

> the inherently unstable steep slope (65 percent gradient or more) immediately adjacent to the stream or river channel, extending from the channel or recent floodplain to the first significant break in slope (usually 15 percent or more)

#### Citation:
  - *16 U.S.C. § 460bbb*
  - Heading: **CHAPTER 1-NATIONAL PARKS, MILITARY PARKS, MONUMENTS, AND SEASHORES > SUBCHAPTER CXIII-SMITH RIVER NATIONAL RECREATION AREA**

