Sammamish River Floodplain

Floodplain

Floodplains occur where large rivers and streams meander in their own sediments

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 Sammamish River flows from Lake Sammamish to Lake Washington.

Notes

• http://your.kingcounty.gov/dnrp/library/2002/kcr1270/02_Chapter_2.pdf - describes existing conditions as part of the Sammamish Action Plan
  • The chinook population are dominated by the Issaquah Hatchery, however tributary spawners may (or may not) have some wild genetics.
  • High Lake Sammamish summer temperatures strongly affect river temperature, reducing summer rearing and increasing value of cool tributary inputs.