Habitat Inventory and Assessment of Juanita Creek in 2000

A report on instream and riparian salmon habitat quality in Juanita Creek in the Kirkland area of north King County

About This Report

In August of 2000, habitat on Juanita Creek was assessed using methods derived from standard assessment protocols. The goals of the habitat assessment project for Juanita Creek were threefold: (1) characterize instream and riparian habitat quality– primarily for salmonids; (2) establish a baseline for future evaluation of trends in habitat quality and watershed function; and (3) provide information for process of prioritizing areas for restoration and preservation. The results of the habitat assessments indicate that channel and habitat structure of a number of the segments of Juanita Creek are degraded relative to values from published "properly functioning conditions" for the Puget Sound or the Pacific Northwest region. Water Resource Inventory Area 8 (WRIA 8, Lake Washington Area) reconnaissance assessments and watershed planning for salmonid species recovery have utilized these data and will likely continue to do so.

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• Summary (372 KB)
• Introduction (249 KB)
• Methods (154 KB)
• Results (343 KB)
• Discussion (121 KB)
• Conclusions (62 KB)
• References (107 KB)
• Appendix A-SSHIAP Segment and Assessment Reach Descriptions (104 KB)
• Appendix B-Stream Habitat Assessment Methods (210 KB)
• Appendix C-Matrix of Pathways and Indicators (84 KB)
• Appendix D-Photographs of Assessed Reaches (3 MB)

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