Puget Sound Nearshore Project Sub-basins
500px|left|Puget Sound divided into seven sub-basins See also Regions of the Salish Sea
There have been various way to divide Puget Sound into various units over the years. Some boundaries are more distinct than others. Some methods mix political with oceanographic approaches—with political boundaries favoring a “land-centric” view that conflict with a “water-centric” view (for example, (Kitsap County and Kitsap Peninsula) compared to Hood Canal and West Sound). There is no single system that seems to satisfy all needs. Instead of reporting on each of the different ecological and political systems (including WRIAs, Counties, Lead Entities, Local Integrating Organizations), this page is for describing the various intersections of these systems, knowing that different variations serve different purposes. The PSNERP oceanic sub-basins are used to organize this discussion, as they offer a reasonable water-based starting point developed by an independent interdisciplinary science team. At the end we offer the convention being used by early authors on the wiki, and currently provided in the edit window.
Relationships
- related to: Vashon Glaciation
- related to: admiralty inlet
- related to: clallam county
- related to: counties
- related to: discovery bay
- related to: fraser lowlands
- related to: hood canal
- related to: jefferson land trust
- related to: king county
- related to: lead entity
- related to: local integrating organizations
- related to: nooksack watershed
- related to: pierce county
- related to: port townsend
- related to: psnerp
- related to: puget sound
- related to: regional scale
- related to: san juan islands
- related to: sequim bay
- related to: skagit delta
- related to: skykomish watershed
- related to: snohomish conservation district
- related to: snohomish county
- related to: south puget sound
- related to: strait of juan de fuca
- related to: west bay watersheds
- related to: whatcom county
- related to: whidbey basin
- related to: whidbey island
- related to: wria
Source: Puget Sound Nearshore Project Sub-basins on Salish Sea Wiki