The Jimmycomelately (JCL) watershed comprises an area of 15.4 square miles and is the major tributary flowing into Sequim Bay. In the mid-1990s, the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the Clallam Conservation District, Clallam County and others began to address the problems associated with declining fish populations and increased flooding on the south Sequim Bay Estuary and Jimmycomelately Creek.

Project goals included:

• Restoring the channel and estuarine habitat of JCL Creek and South Sequim Bay in perpetuity for eelgrass, migratory water fowl, fish, shellfish and other wildlife
• Restoring fish and shellfish populations
• Reducing flood hazards to homes, roads and utilities
• Monitoring and evaluating the project as a model restoration program
• Restoring water quality
• Keeping the community involved

The major restoration project took three years, many partners and $6 million to complete. It has transformed the creek into a healthy wetland for fish and wildlife. During the three-year restoration there were four major phases to the project.

Phase 1: Channel Realignment (2002-2003)
Phase 2: Estuary Restoration / Fill Removal (2003-2005)
Phase 3: Bridge Replacement (2004)
Phase 4: Diversion of Existing Creek Flow (2004)