Plans, Studies and Maps
This page will link you to the plans, studies and maps related to aquatic ecosystem health and salmon habitat in the Lake Washington/ Cedar/Sammamish Watershed (WRIA 8).
For an overview of the watershed and why we we are addressing salmon habitat on the watershed basis, view the watershed introduction page.
Included here are:
- Planning Document and Resources
- Studies, Technical Reports and Presentations
- Maps and Mapping Tools
- Other Resources
Planning Documents and Resources
- Three-Year Work Plan Project List - 2013 (January 2013) (Adobe Acrobat 455 KB)
- Three-Year Work Plan Project List - 2012 (May 2012) (Adobe Acrobat 400 KB)
- Three-Year Work Plan Narrative - 2012 (May 2012) (Adobe Acrobat 526 KB)
- Five-Year Implementation Progress Report (December 2011)
- Gap Analysis - WRIA 8 Education & Outreach (March 2009)
- Recommendations for WRIA 8 Education & Outreach Strategy (March 2009)
- WRIA 8 Communication/Outreach Strategy Matrix (September 2008)
- Implementation Progress Report (May 2008)
- Chinook Salmon Conservation Plan (August 2005)
- Enhancing Implementation of Programmatic Actions to Protect and Restore Habitat in WRIA 8 (May 2008) (Adobe Acrobat 893 KB)
- Near Term Action Agenda (August 2002)
- Habitat Work Schedule Database of Protection and Restoration Projects
- WRIA 8 Key Messages
Studies, Technical Reports and Presentations
- WRIA 8 Landcover Change Report (July 2011)
- Chinook Salmon Research Review Presentations:
- Distribution and Habitat Use of Juvenile Chinook Salmon in Nearshore Areas of Lakes in Western Washinton (December 2010) (Adobe Acrobat 9.01 MB)
- Chinook Salmon Smolt Behavior in Lake Washington and the Ship Canal: Results from 2004-2008 Acoustic Tracking Studies (December 2010) (Adobe Acrobat 5.02 MB)
- Habitat Use and Behavior of Predatory Fishes in the Ship Canal (December 2010) (Adobe Acrobat 5.66 MB)
- Salmon Bay Estuary Synthesis Report (January 2010)
- Synthesis of Salmon Research and Monitoring: investigations Conducted in the Western Lake Washington Basin (December 2008)
- Movement and Habitat Use of Juvenile Chinook Salmon and Two Predatory Fishes in Lake Washington: 2004-05 Acoustic Tracking Studies (December 2008)
- Movement and Habitat Use of Chinook Salmon Smolts, Northern Pikeminnow, and Smallmouth Bass Near the SR 520 Bridge: 2007 Acoustic Tracking Study (October 2008)
- Cold Creek Aquifer Study of Surface Water/Groundwater Interactions, Phase 2 (December 2007)
- Inventory and Assessment of Current and Historic Beach Feeding Sources/Erosion and Accretion Areas for the Marine Shorelines of Water Resource Inventory Areas 8 and 9 (December 2005)
- Genetic Characterization of Chinook Salmon Populations Within WRIA 8 (September 2005)
- Predation of Juvenile Chinook Salmon by Predatory Fishes in Three Areas of the Lake Washington Basin (February 2004)
- Greater Lake Washington Chinook Workshops (February 2004 & January 2003)
- State of the Nearshore Ecosystem Report for WRIAs 8 and 9 (May 2001)
Maps and Mapping Tools
- King County Watershed Map Showing Land Use with Clickable Subwatersheds
- King County Natural Resource Maps
- WRIA 8 Fish Distribution Maps
- SalmonScape Interactive Mapping Tool - Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife