Watershed Facts

Watershed Facts

Morse Creek

Basin Area (square miles) – 50?

Number of Salmon Stocks on a Historic Basis - 8

Salmon Stock List – Status (Trends)

Spring/Summer Chinook--Extirpated
Fall Coho—Critical (Stable)
Summer Pink—Critical (Stable)
Fall Chum—Critical (Stable)
Bull Trout--Unknown
Winter Steelhead—Depressed (Stable)
Summer Steelhead—Unknown
Coastal Cutthroat—Unknown

Number of Salmon Stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act – 2

Number of Critical or Extirpated (extinct) Stocks – 4

Major Factors Limiting Salmon Habitat – Floodplain Constrictions, Lack of Large Wood, Riparian Conversion, Sedimentation, Low Estuarine Function.

303D Listings – Instream flow violations

Under the federal Clean Water Act, section 303(d), every two years Washington State has to submit to the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) a list of surface water bodies that fall short of water quality standards and are not expected to improve within the next two years.

Watershed Planning – This watershed is part of WRIA 18 and is included in the Elwha-Morse Management Team planning area. Please contact Valerie Wilson at 417-2543 for more information.

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