West Point Pocket Estuary
#PS-21 #PS-21
 Tier 1 Puget Sound Nearshore West Point Pocket Estuary
Organization Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8) Lead Entity
Sponsor King County
Status Planned
Schedule
Category Category: Restoration
DESCRIPTION

Description

Explore creation of pocket estuary at West Point. This area used to have some form of salt marsh that appeared to have allowed fish access. Currently there is a skinny, long, perched wetland between the bulkhead and the facility. Explore possibility to expand the length of this wetland (towards the lighthouse) and come up with a permanent engineering solution to allow fish access.

Opportunities, Constraints, and other Considerations

Site is currently not tidally influenced. A heavily engineered solution would be required to maintain such an estuary, but it is one of the few opportunities available.

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LOCATION
Chum-Pop (ESU):Chum-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Not Warranted
City Areas:Seattle
Coho-Pop (ESU):Coho-Puget Sound/Strait of Georgia, Species of Concern
County:King
HUC12:Shell Creek-Frontal Puget Sound (171100190203)
HUC8:Puget Sound (17110019)
Lead Entity Area:Lake Washington/Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8)
Legislative District:36
Pink-Pop (ESU):Pink-Odd Year, Not Warranted
Puget Sound Action Areas:South Central Puget Sound
Salmon Recovery Regions:Puget Sound
Sections:09
Steelhead-Pop (ESU):Steelhead-Puget Sound, Green River, Threatened
Township:T25NR03E
Watershed Administrative Unit:Possession Sound-N Elliot Bay
WRIA:Cedar - Sammamish
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