Riverview Park Side Channel Restoration in Kent
Project Description
- Located in the Lower Green River Subwatershed
- Project is part of project LG-7 in the 2005 Salmon Habitat Plan (page 7-62)
- Project would design, permit, and construct a side channel at Riverview Park in Kent
- Park also will provide river access and other recreational opportunities
Partners and Funding
- Led by the City of Kent in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- $150,000 funded by SRFB (seventh round) with the City of Kent providing $320,000 and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers providing $1,120,000 (pending) through the Green/Duwamish Ecosystem Restoration Project
- Additional funding information
Importance for Salmon
- This project will provide refuge from high flows for juvenile salmonids in the Lower Green River, increasing the rates of survival in this part of the watershed
- The side channel will provide rearing habitat for young salmon where they can feed and take shelter throughout the year
- This project will create substitute habitat for the side channels, oxbows, and wetlands that historically occupied the valley floor (Adobe Acrobat 1.5 MB)
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