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Deltas form where large rivers meet marine waters. These deltas, built of fluvial sediment deposited at the coastline, are often broad and low-lying, and represent the marine extension of alluvial floodplains. Many have been heavily modified for agricultural and urban uses. Deltas can be distinguished based on the relative influence of waves, tides and river processes in their formation. (from Shipman 2008).
Simenstad et al 2011 identifies 16 river deltas. Large coastal inlets wetlands associated with large watersheds (see Cereghino et al 2012) like Union, Tahuya or the Snow-Salmon, could be considered part of this population. PSNERP identifies recovery of lost delta tidal marsh and a primary target for restoration of Puget Sound nearshore ecosystems. A separate page describing Restoration of Puget Sound River Deltas provides an overview of goals, resources and efforts.
Other River Delta Topic Pages
- Beneficial use of dredge materials
- Delta biodiversity and food webs
- Delta social dynamics
- Delta utilization by salmon
- Fish sampling design in river deltas
- Nearshore Monitoring Strategy
- River Delta Reference List
- River Delta Restoration
- Snohomish Agricultural Resilience
- Snohomish Agriculture Resilience Plan
- Tide Gate Effects on Salmonid Passage and Utilization
- Whidbey Basin Estuary Restoration Monitoring
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Restoration Efforts
- Automating Landscape Connectivity for Puget Sound River Deltas and Pocket Estuaries
- Blue Heron Mitigation Bank
- Deepwater Slough Restoration
- Designing large wood placement in tidal marshes
- Estuary Restoration for Northern Puget Sound Birds
- Evaluating Salmon Rearing Limitations in River Deltas
- Everett Marshlands Restoration
- Everett Riverfront Wetlands
- Fir Island Farm Restoration
- Fisher Slough Restoration
- Island Unit Estuary Restoration
- Leque Island Restoration
- Marysville Mitigation Site
- Maulsby Mudflat Reconnection and Restoration
- Mid-spencer Island Restoration
- Milltown Island Restoration
- Nisqually Refuge Restoration
- North Ebey Island Restoration
- Port Susan Restoration
- Qwuloolt Restoration
- Red Salmon Slough Restoration
- Skokomish Delta Restoration
- Smith Island Restoration
- Snohomish Estuary Restoration Effects on Temperature, Salinity, and Tides
- Spencer Island Restoration
- Steamboat Slough Mitigation Site
- Swinomish Slough Restoration
- Three Crabs Restoration
- Tulalip Landfill Cleanup
- Union Slough Mitigation
- Union Slough Restoration
- Wiley Slough Restoration
- Zis a Ba Restoration
Other Efforts
- Chinook response to estuary restoration
- Coastal Blue Carbon Project
- Coastal Resilience to Climate Change
- Delta Metrics Project
- Estuary science to support adaptive management (Salish Sea 2011)
- File:Grossman ExecutiveSummary RecoveringSedimentToSustainDeltaMarsh.pdf
- Juvenile salmon response to landscape connectivity change within two Puget Sound river estuaries
- File:Landscape Connectivity Figure1.docx
- Nearshore Strategies Analysis
- Nisqually Delta Distributary Restoration Pre-design
- Predicting Rates of Channel Development
- Predicting Sea Level Rise Impacts on Ag Production
- Puget Sound Large River Delta Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping
- Puget Sound Marine Riparian Mapping
- Puget Sound Nearshore Ecosystem Restoration Project
- Puget Sound Tidal Restriction and Wetland Mapping
- River Delta Consortium
- Skagit Delta Tidegates and Fish Initiative
- Skagit Farm, Fish and Flood Initiative
- Snohomish Delta Ecosystem Monitoring and Evaluation
- Stillaguamish Delta Dredged Sediment Re-use
- Stillaguamish Delta Restoration Pre-design
- File:Stilly Sediment Reuse Agenda Draft 2014 Jan29.pdf
- Tidal Channel Reference Model
- Tide gate effects analysis
River Delta Documents[edit]
- Arcos 2012 skokomish channel stability.pdf
- Baek et al 2015 mid-spencer 60% design.pdf
- Baker et al 2016 estuary restoration lessons learned.pdf
- Barber 2014 vegetation and sediment at port susan.pdf
- Beamer 2014 nisqually connectivity effects on salmon density.pdf
- Beamer 2016 fisher slough restoration effectiveness.pdf
- Beamer et al 2006 deepwater slough effectiveness.pdf
- Beamer et al 2007 fish assemblage greater skagit delta.pdf
- Beamer et al 2013 fisher slough fish monitoring 2011.pdf
- Beamer et al 2013 fisher slough fish monitoring 2012.pdf
- Beamer et al 2018 fir island farms fish monitoring 2015-18.pdf
- Beechie et al 2017 salmon habitat status monitoring.pdf
- Boyd 2013 fisher slough monitoring lessons.pdf
- Boyd 2016 hat slough & fisher slough lessons learned.pdf
- Breslow 2001 farmer perception of salmon recovery.pdf
- Brophy & van de Wetering 2012 ni-les'ton tidal wetland restoration monitoring.pdf
- CLAMP 2009 capitol lake steering committee recommendation.pdf
- Cereghino 2007 qwuloolt wetland assessment.pdf
- Cereghino 2013 delta metrics exploratory analysis.pptx
- Cereghino 2014 delta consortium memo to watershed leads.pdf
- Cereghino 2015 accelerating estuary restoration.pdf
- Cereghino 2015 coordinated investment snohomish framework.pdf
- Cereghino 2021 delta adaptive management draft (2010-13).pdf
- City of Everett 2001 snohomish estuary wetland salmon overlay.pdf
- Cornu et al 2008 large wood placement in tidal wetlands.pdf
- Czuba et al 2011 sediment budgets in puget sound rivers.pdf
- Dean 2011 farm succession strategies.pdf
- Dethier 1990 puget sound shoreline classification.pdf
- ESRP 2012 red salmon slough revegetation deliverables.pdf
- Ellings 2011 Nisqually Monitoring Framework.pdf
- Fresh 2006 juvenile salmon in nearshore.pdf
- Fresh et al 2004 guidance restoration protection.pdf
- Friebel 2016 fir island farms lessons learned.pdf
- Fuller & McArdle 2014 marsh erosion at stillaguamish delta.pdf
- Fuller 2014 stillaguamish dredged sediment reuse.pdf
- Fuller 2015 stillaguamish pore water salinity memo.pdf
- Fuller 2018 ESRP Webinar restoration stress resilience climate change Stillaguamish lessons.pdf
- Fuller 2018 tnc port susan bay final monitoring report.pdf
- Fuller et al 2011 using sea level rise model results.pdf
- Fuller et al 2014 port susan monitoring report.pdf
- Goetz et al 2004 PSNERP restoration principles.pdf
- Greene & Beamer 2005 skagit delta recovery plan analysis.pdf
- Greene & Beamer 2011 skagit intensively monitored watershed report.pdf
- Greene et al 2012 effects of tidegates on fish.pdf
- Greene et al 2021 chinook salmon estuary density dependance.pdf
- Griffith & Fuller 2012 stillaguamish delta restoration target DRAFT.pdf
- Grossman 2013 skokomish survey notes.pdf
- Grossman et al 2011 skagit shallow stratigraphy.pdf
- Guthrie 2012 tidal fresh swamp revegetation.pdf
- Habitat Strategic Initiative 2021 estuary and floodplain implementation strategy.pdf
- Hall et al 2019 DRAFT snohomish monitoring plan.pdf
- Hinton & Hood 2007.pdf
- Hood 2009 skagit monitoring strategy.pdf
- Hood 2012 tidal channel reference model.xlsx
- Hood 2013 channel geometry model.pdf
- Hood 2019 fir island farms monitoring yr3.pdf
- Hughes et al 2014 nursery functions of estuaries.pdf
- Landscape Connectivity Table1.docx
- Lipsky 2010 whidbey stakeholder preferences.pdf
- Lyons & Ramsey 2013 tide gate synthesis.pdf
- MacDonald et al 2013 elwha nearshore workshop proceedings.pdf
- Meidev & Neslon 2016 qwuloolt lessons learned.pdf
- PGG 2012 leque island restoration camano island groundwater.pdf
- PWA 2008 deschutes estuary restoration feasibility.pdf
- PWA et al 2004 fir island connector assessment.pdf
- Parametrix 2010 fisher slough monitoring plan.pdf
- Porrini 2018 fir island farms invertebrate monitoring.pdf
- Rice 2011 DRAFT qwuloolt monitoring plan.pdf
- Roegner et al 2008 columbia river estuary restoration monitoring protocols.pdf
- Rossenkotter et al 2007 nearshore salmon recovery gap analysis.pdf
- SDHP 2014 skagit hydrodynamic model report.pdf
- Schlenger et al 2011 PSNERP strategic needs assessment.pdf
- Shannon & Wilson Inc 2011 fir island farms feasibility study.pdf
- Smith et al 2005 tide gate salmon recovery analysis skagit.pdf
- SnoCD 2016 DRAFT climate change effects on agricultural drainage proposal.pdf
- Snohomish County 2015 diking district 6 maintenance.pdf
- Snohomish County 2020 smith and mid-spencer monitoring year 0-1.pdf
- Stilly Sediment Reuse Agenda Draft 2014 Jan29.pdf
- TNC 2011.pdf
- TNC 2012 port susan restoration as-built plans.pdf
- TNC 2012 port susan stewardship plan.pdf
- TNC 2013 fisher slough lessons learned.pdf
- TNC 2014 fir island farms construction strategy recommendations.pdf
- TNC 2014 port susan monitoring progress.pdf
- TNC 2017 fisher slough restoration summary.pdf
- Takekawa & Woo 2013 niqually delta monitoring proposal.pdf
- USACE 2011 qwuloolt environmental assessment.pdf
- WDFW 2015 delta restoration replacement lands.pdf
- WDFW 2015 monitoring adaptive management plan.pdf
- WWAA et al 2008 tidegates and fish initiative agreeement.pdf
- Weinerman et al 2012 fisher slough economic benefits.pdf
- Woo et al 2011 port susan monitoring plan.pdf
- Wright 2021 integrated floodplain management puget sound.pdf
- Yang & Khangaonkar 2007.pdf
- Zu Ermgassen et al 2016 oyster restoration objectives for ecosystem services.pdf
