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*[[File:WFC 2007 schneider creek stream type.pdf]] - in a fish survey funded by the City, [[Wild Fish Conservancy]] identified 72 cutthroat trout "brought to hand".
*[[File:WFC 2007 schneider creek stream type.pdf]] - in a fish survey funded by the City, [[Wild Fish Conservancy]] identified 72 cutthroat trout "brought to hand".
**WFC identifies 100s of thousands of dollars invested by the City of Olympia in stormwater controls, and so suggests that new development should protect those investments through use of LID.
**WFC identifies 100s of thousands of dollars invested by the City of Olympia in stormwater controls, and so suggests that new development should protect those investments through use of LID.
*[[File:May et al 1997 quality indices urbanization effects lowland streams.pdf]], while a extensive study, completed scour chain study at schneider creek, which indicated extensive sediment movement over winter floods.
*[[File:May et al 1997 quality indices urbanization effects lowland streams.pdf]], while a extensive study, completed scour chain study at schneider creek, which indicated extensive sediment movement over winter floods (over 45cm of total scour over two storm seasons).
**Schneider has exceptionally high riparian integrity for a stream with its level of impervious surface.
**Schneider exceed water quality criteria for Zinc, associated with construction and transportation runoff.
 


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The Schneider Creek basin is located in northwest Olympia. The basin is completely contained within the city limits and covers. approximately 635 acres stretching north and south along the plateau above West Bay and Capitol Lake. The basin is generally flat except for the deep-cut ravine found at the lower segment of Schneider Creek. The creek is approximately 2.2 miles long, originating from a stormwater pond adjacent to Decatur Woods Park off of 9th Avenue SW. The first mile of Schneider Creek is piped underground. Historically, there was likely a wetland complex in this portion of the basin that was drained and filled early in the history of Olympia. A stormwater treatment facility at Giles Ave treats water before it flows from the piped section into the open channel through a forested ravine. The last 0.1 mile of the creek is piped under private property and West Bay Drive before discharging into Budd Inlet. This pipe is a partial fish passage barrier. Basin land use is primarily moderate density residential, commercial along the Harrison Ave corridor and West Bay Drive, and forested in the ravine down to West Bay below Giles. (City of Olympia Storm & Surface Water Plan)

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