Puget Sound Green Pages

Freshwater: Rivers and Lakes

Last updated: June 24, 2003


 


PUGET SOUND AREA

Adopt a Stream Foundation

Chehalis River Council

 

Formed to lead the implementation of the Chehalis River Basin Action Plan (CRBAP). Provides information on water quality, water resources and water issues.

Duwamish River Cleanup Coalition

 

Formed by an alliance of community, environmental and small business groups affected by ongoing pollution and cleanup plans for the Duwamish River. Our mission is to ensure a Duwamish River cleanup that is accepted by and benefits the community and is protective of fish, wildlife and human health. We are a formal "community advisory group" recognized by EPA and representing the interests of the community. We have received funding to hire a Technical Advisor to review all cleanup related studies and plans. We are involved in all aspects of the proposed cleanup and are working to ensure that the cleanup meets community standards.

Friends of the Cedar River Watershed

 

Working to ensure the long-term stewardship of the watershed. Working to provide and promote environmental education, especially for children. Working to educate the public about the importance of the Cedar River Watershed.

King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks (DNRP)

King County Hydrologic Information Center

 

Provides convenient and timely public access to rainfall, streamflow and other hydrologic data collected at King County gage sites.

King County Lakes Monitoring Program

 

Committed to monitoring the water quality of the County's lakes to ensure their continued health, as well as the health of the public who utilize the lake's many resources. This site contains detailed graphs of water quality data, information targeted for teachers to use in the classroom, and general information about the water quality of King County's lakes.

King County Technical Document and Research Center

 

The Technical Document collection consists of more than 4,000 technical reports produced by King County agencies. The book collection includes materials on a variety of natural resources topics, as well as general interest materials. The Research Center exists primarily to support the work of the Department of Natural Resources, but is open to members of the public.

King County Water and Land Resources Division (WLRD)

King County Water and Land Resources: Basin Steward Program

 

Basin Stewards respond to citizen inquiries concerning their watershed, coordinate efforts among diverse public agencies, facilitate watershed improvement projects, provide assistance to monitoring programs and provide public education opportunities

King County Watershed Atlas

 

Displays the watersheds of King County, their sub-watersheds, local government and other institutional boundaries, surface water-related historical facts and locations of significance, aquatic resource information, and current (1992) and projected (2012) land cover. The maps also provide an overview of the significant issues and challenges in surface water management for each of the watersheds, as well as issues and challenges that pertain to the major basins within each watershed.

King County Watershed Index Map

 

Click on your watershed for more information.

Longfellow Creek Watershed Action project.

Mid-Puget Sound Fisheries Enhancement Group

 

Mission to "enhance and restore the salmonid habitat and resources in the Mid-Puget Sound Region through community partnerships." We work to educate the community by involving volunteers in habitat restoration projects such as removing fish passage barriers, planting native trees and shrubs along streams, creating side-channels for overwintering habitat for juvenile salmon, fencing livestock from streams and installing in-stream structures (large woody debris) to create diversity in the streams.

Northwest Fishing.com

Save Lake Sammamish

Save Our Wild Salmon

 

A coalition of Northwest conservation organizations and commercial and recreational fishing associations united to protect and restore wild salmon and steelhead throughout the Pacific Northwest.

US Army Corps of Engineers: Seattle District

 

Links to regulatory programs, information on river conditions, hazardous waste design program and other programs of the Army Corps of Engineers.

US Army Corps of Engineers: Water Control and River Conditions

 

Real-time information and graphs show stage and flow for a number of river basins. Also current flood warnings, weather forecasts, tidal and earthquake information.

US G.S. Bibliography of Water Resource Reports for the State of Washington

 

produced by the USGS and State Agencies.

US G.S. Water Resources of Washington State

US G.S. Washington Current River Conditions

 

Updated every 15 minutes.

US G.S. Washington Historical Water Resources Data

Washington Council of Trout Unlimited

 

Serving conservation minded anglers of the State of Washington. Mission to conserve, protect and restore North America's trout and salmon fisheries and their watersheds.

Washington Environmental Council

 

A statewide, non-profit organization of individual volunteers and affiliated organizations working to protect, preserve, and restore the environment of Washington State. We have offices in Seattle, Olympia, and Spokane.

Washington State Department of Fish and Wildlife

Washington State DOE Water Resources Program

Washington State Permit Handbook - Aquatic Resources

Washington State Permit Handbook - Water Resources

Water Environment Federation

 

A not-for-profit technical and educational organization. Our members are from varied disciplines and they collaborate with staff to realize the WEF vision of preservation and enhancement of the global water environment. The WEF network includes water quality professionals from 79 Member Associations in 32 countries.

 

 

NATIONAL/INTERNATIONAL

American Rivers

 

North America's leading river conservation organization. Our mission is to protect and restore America's river systems and to foster a river stewardship ethic. The mission of our Northwest Office is to reverse the decline of endangered Pacific salmon and ultimately to recover them to sustainable and harvestable populations. The Northwest office of American Rivers approaches river protection and restoration through the lens of salmon recovery - because salmon are central to our region's economy and culture, and because they are a keystone species, one on which many other aquatic and terrestrial organisms depend.

Columbia Basin Research

 

A joint effort of scientific research projects through the School of Fisheries at the University of Washington. CBR investigates issues surrounding salmon biology in the Columbia and Snake River basins. Our research has produced computer models which simulate and predict salmon migration and survival in the Columbia Basin and salmon harvest in the North Pacific. We also function as a secondary database site, providing data and tools to analyze salmon issues in Columbia Basin. As a secondary database site, we add value to the data through statistical analysis and modeling activities.

Great Lakes Information Network

Idaho Rivers United

 

Devoted to the protection of Idaho's rivers, streams and riparian areas and the recovery of Idaho's wild salmon and steelhead.

National Operational Hydrologic Remote Sensing Center

 

Creates and distributes a variety of products that use remotely sensed data in support of the hydrological services mission of the National Weather Service. The National Weather Service issues river and flood forecasts for the Nation and provides hydrometeorlogical data and products to support the Nation's water resource managers.

Universities Water Information Network

 

Disseminates information of interest to the water resources community and all concerned with our water resources.

US EPA American Heritage Rivers

US EPA Water Office

US EPA Watershed Tools Directory

 


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