Deschutes Watershed
See also Deschutes Climate Resilience Planning or Deschutes Estuary”The Deschutes River is one of the largest streams in Thurston County, flowing over 57 miles from its forested headwaters to Puget Sound. The watershed that drains into the river includes a variety of land uses, including timber and agricultural lands, as well as developed areas within the cities of Olympia and Tumwater. While the Deschutes River currently supports a variety of wildlife habitat and recreational uses, it also suffers from ongoing pollution concerns. The river is listed under the federal Clean Water Act for dissolved oxygen, fecal coliform, temperature, pH, and fine sediment, and is the subject of a state-coordinated cleanup plan. Nutrient levels in the Deschutes contribute to pollution issues in Capitol Lake (which is the Deschutes Estuary), and it is considered a major contributor to low dissolved oxygen levels in Budd Inlet. Anticipated future development in the watershed could exacerbate water quality issues.” - Thurston County, 2017 (with parentheses added)
Relationships
- located in: thurston county
- related to: Stream Crossings and Fish Passage Barriers
- related to: budd inlet ecosystem
- related to: budd inlet
- related to: clean water act
- related to: confluence
- related to: des
- related to: deschutes delta
- related to: deschutes estuary restoration team
- related to: deschutes estuary
- related to: ecology
- related to: epa
- related to: hirst decision and streamflow restoration
- related to: hirst decision
- related to: lead entity
- related to: lott
- related to: olympia
- related to: schlenger 2022 deschutes freshwater restoration priorities
- related to: spsseg
- related to: squalichew creek estuary
- related to: thurston county population density mapper
- related to: tmdl
- related to: tumwater
- related to: wria