Clallam County
Watershed Facts
Ozette Basin
(Coal Creek, Big River, Crooked Creek, Siwash Creek)
- Basin Area – 89 square miles
- Number of Salmon Stocks on a Historic Basis - 7
- Salmon Stock List – Status (Trends)
Fall Chinook – Critical (Unknown)
Fall Coho – Depressed (Increasing)
Fall Chum – Critical (Declining)
Sockeye – Critical (Stable)
Winter Steelhead – Depressed (Stable)
Unspecified Cutthroat – Unknown
Coastal Cutthroat – Healthy (Unknown)
Number of Salmon Stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act – 1
- Number of Critical or Extirpated (extinct) Salmon Stocks – 3
- Major Factors Limiting Salmon Habitat – Lack of Large Wood, Invasive Plants, Excessive Sediment, Channel Incision and Bank Hardening, High Road Densities, Poor Riparian Conditions, Warm Water Temperatures, Poor Hydrologic Maturity, Altered Estuary, Lack of Marine Derived Nutrients
- 303D Listings – Temperature violations in Coal and Crooked Creeks
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 part of WRIA 20. The WRIA 20 Watershed Planning Unit meets monthly at Forks. Contact Jeff Bohman for more information!
Jeff Bohman (360)417-2000x2115 (360) 808-5945 (cell)
jbohman@co.clallam.wa.us
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