The Lower Cedar River watershed is located in southeastern King County and covers 66 square miles including 20 miles of river. It provides over half the fresh water inflow to Lake Washington, and for its size, it supports one of the largest salmon populations in the state including sockeye, coho, steelhead, and ESA-listed Chinook. The Draft State/Tribal Plan for WRIA 8 calls the Cedar River and Bear Creek populations of Chinook "the healthiest naturally spawning population in the (Greater Lake Washington) watershed." King County used this funding to acquire approximately 9.14 acres of forested riparian floodplain on the Cedar River mainstream including 1,000 feet of mainstream channel, nearly 1,300 feet of the lowermost reach and the mouth of Taylor Creek, and one of the largest remaining floodplain wetlands adjacent to the mainstream. Additionally, directly across the river is a 13-acre forested floodplain and side channel acquisition site. About 500 feet upriver there is a project that involves setting back the levee, bioengineering the levee face and creating groundwater-fed spawning habitat. About 800 feet upstream of Taylor Creek there is a project that would alleviate long-standing flooding and improve habitat and water quality in Taylor Creek. This site was selected by the Cedar River Council in 1999 as a top priority for protection under the Cedar River Legacy program, which was initiated in 1994 and has protected over 400 acres of habitat in the lower Cedar River.