Tahuya River Watershed
left|300pxThe Tahuya River occupies the southern Kitsap Peninsula, with the lower reaches in Mason County flowing into Hood Canal, but with the headwaters in Kitsap County. Hood Canal summer chum salmon listed under the ESA are recently extirpated from the watershed. There are no municipalities in the watershed, with the highest population densities concentrated around the largest lakes. The Dewatto River and the Union River to the west and east respectively form the three southwestern watersheds that all drain to Hood Canal. The Tahuya State Forest is located in the middle of the watershed, and the Green Mountain State Forest in the headwaters are managed by WDNR, but the remaining lands are private. The watershed is all low-elevation and low-gradient on The Glacial Plateau with extensive wetlands and the Tahuya is thus a Rain-fed Stream System.
Relationships
- related to: Enhanced Geothermal Systems
- related to: dewatto river
- related to: esa
- related to: glacial plateau
- related to: green cove creek
- related to: greiner 2010 principles strategic conservation
- related to: hood canal coordinating council
- related to: hood canal
- related to: king county
- related to: kitsap peninsula
- related to: nooksack river
- related to: psnerp
- related to: teanaway community forest
- related to: wdnr
- related to: whatcom county