Clallam County
Watershed Facts
Waatch Complex
(Waatch River, Waatch Creek, Petroleum Creek, & Sooes River)
Basin Area – 63 square miles
- Number of Salmon Stocks on a Historic Basis - 5
- Salmon Stock List – Status (Trends)
Fall Chinook – Healthy (Stable)
Coho – Healthy (Stable)
Chum – Critical (Declining)
Sockeye – Strays Only
Winter Steelhead – Healthy (Stable)
Cutthroat – Depressed (Unknown)
Number of Salmon Stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act – 0
- Number of Critical or Extirpated (extinct) Salmon Stocks – 1
- Major Factors Limiting Salmon Habitat – Blockages, Warm Water Temperatures, Lack of Marine Derived Nutrients
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 – These watersheds are part of WRIA 19 and WRIA 20. The WRIA 19 Watershed Planning Unit meets monthly at Seiku. 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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