Hood Canal. The nearshore areas of the Skokomish-Dosewallips Rivers and the south shore of lower Hood Canal are located within WRIA 16 and portions of WRIA 14a, while the north and west shore of Hood Canal is encompassed by WRIA 15. Hood Canal is the focus of considerable restoration research, planning, and action after decades of nearshore process degradation, habitat loss, water quality issues (most notably depleted dissolved oxygen and fecal coliform), shellfish closures, and a general decline in nearshore ecosystem health. Restoration actions in Hood Canal are often led by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, which identified many of the potential restoration sites included in the restoration opportunity geodatabase. Forty-four (44) restoration opportunities occur within residential marine shorelines of Hood Canal in Xxxxx County. The greatest number of projects is located within WRIA 16. Many opportunities entail restoration or enhancement actions that would
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Hood Canal. The nearshore areas of the Skokomish‐Dosewallips Rivers and the south shore of lower Hood Canal are located within WRIA 16 and portions of WRIA 14a, while the north and west shore of Hood Canal is encompassed by WRIA 15. Hood Canal is the focus of considerable restoration research, planning, and action after decades of nearshore process degradation, habitat loss, water quality issues (most notably depleted dissolved oxygen and fecal coliform), shellfish closures, and a general decline in nearshore ecosystem health. Restoration actions in Hood Canal are often led by the Hood Canal Coordinating Council, which identified many of the potential restoration sites included in the restoration opportunity geodatabase. Forty‐four (44) restoration opportunities occur within residential marine shorelines of Hood Canal in Xxxxx County. The greatest number of projects is located within WRIA 16. Many opportunities entail restoration or enhancement actions that would benefit multiple processes; however, they are categorized by the predominant process that would be restored. In total, 21 restoration opportunities were identified that would enhance or restore sediment supply or transport processes within Hood Canal. All of these opportunities are located within areas that have been identified as regional priorities for restoration (mapped by Xxxxxxxxx et al.
Hood Canal. The Skokomish River is the largest river delta in Hood Canal. Both the Skokomish and Hamma Hamma Delta areas are considered high potential for restoration. Many of the beach systems identified by PSNERP in Hood Canal are considered high potential for restoration (Xxxxxxxxx et al., 2012). However, about half of the beaches are substantially developed. The beaches in the Big Bend area, along with the west shore from the Skokomish delta north past Lilliwaup, have been identified as sites suitable for enhancement because they are substantially degraded. The remainder of Hood Canal is composed of high value potential beaches. In Xxxxx County, beaches along the eastern shore of Hood Canal from Dewatto Bay north to the Kitsap County line are considered complex and minimally degraded. Two barrier embayment sites near the Union Creek coastal inlet are noted to have a high potential for restoration. The beaches from Dewatto north are also considered high potential embayment sites and area recommended for restoration. Coastal inlet sites on Hood Canal were also identified for restoration. The Union River estuary/Xxxxx Cove near Belfair is highly modified but one of the seven largest and most complex inlets in Puget Sound (Xxxxxxxxx et al., 2012). On the other hand, Dewatto Bay is considered high value as an unaltered coastal inlet. Tahuya River estuary is considered to be among the most significant coastal inlets in Puget Sound with moderate degradation; this is slated for restoration.
