Dungeness River

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Regions

• Admiralty Inlet
• Comox Coast
• Discovery Islands
• East Sound
• Fraser Lowlands
• Gulf Islands
• Hood Canal
• Qualicum Coast
• San Juan Islands
• South Puget Sound
• South Vancouver Island
• Squamish
• Strait of Juan de Fuca
• Sunshine Coast
• West Sound
• Whidbey Basin

Salish Sea References

• Watershed Characterization Mapper
• The Encyclopedia of Puget Sound
• PRISM Project Search
• Washington Coastal Atlas
• WDFW's Salmonscape Map

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The Dungeness-Grey Wolf River System begins in the Olympia National Park and Forests and flows into the Strait of Juan de Fuca at the Dungeness Delta.

View the Dungeness River in Habitat Work Schedule]

Notes

• Water withdrawal for agriculture and development affects summer low flows, which are a focus of salmon recovery efforts in the Dungeness.
  • WDOE administers instream flow regulation for the Dungeness river - http://www.ecy.wa.gov/programs/wr/instream-flows/dungeness.html
• Dungeness Delta is the focus of several restoration actions.
• The Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe
• The Dungeness River Management Team] serves as a coordinating body for river policy.
• Lot lines along the mainstem were established before statehood, resulting in the river centerline being the property line.

Media

• Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe produced a video about Dungeness Restoration

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