This project removed a 115 ft portion of levee along the Snoqualmie River at RM 23 near Carnation, WA. The project site is King County-owned. The levee impounded a small tributary, a wetland, and a historic backwater channel of the Snoqualmie, creating a single open water wetland. The levee severed the floodplain wetland from its relationship to the Snoqualmie River. The two habitats are now connected to the river at most flow stages. Yearling Chinook salmon no longer get trapped within the wetland during summer low flows. Removal of the 115-foot segment of levee restored four acres of off-channel habitat. In addition, 300 feet of revetment adjacent to the levee segment was removed. The wetland provides excellent rearing and refuge habitat for juvenile salmonids. The project is located in close proximity to a high concentration of spawners on the Snoqualmie River and is on the migratory path of a vast majority of the Snoqualmie run of Snohomish Fall Chinook. Implementation of this project was a significant step toward achieving the Snohomish River Basin Salmon Conservation Plan goal of restoring 80 acres of off-channel habitat in the highest priority areas of the Snoqualmie watershed. The project was designed and constructed by King County. The grant funded the construction phase of the levee removal project. The levee portion of the work was completed in 2008 and 2009. The project was completed in December 2010 when we installed the last of the native plantings.