Appendix M

SHORELINE C OVER T YPES

A ROUND THE 91 L AKES

I N THE S TUDY A REA
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APPENDIX M: SHORELINE COVER TYPES 

AROUND THE 91 LAKES IN THE STUDY AREA 

The statistics for shoreline cover types shown in table M-1 were calculated by on-screen digitizing 

shoreline distance of cover types using 1:12000 black and white Digitial Orthophoto Quads. 1:12000 

color photos were analyzed in stereo (3-D) for additional interpretation. Cover types include forest, shrub, 

meadow, talus, bedrock, and cliff. If “cliff” was identified as the type, no other cover was specified; for 

example, if there was a bedrock cliff, it was just labeled cliff and not bedrock. Cover type values are 

percentages of the total perimeter for each lake. 

The analyses presented in the “Special Status Plant Species” and “Vegetation” sections in the 

“Environmental Consequences” chapter used the information in table M-2 as a guide in determining the 

level of impacts on the two impact topics (resource categories). 

TABLE M-1: SHORELINE COVER TYPES AROUND THE 91 LAKES IN THE STUDY AREA

Percent of Shoreline Cover 

Lake Namea NPS Lake 

Code 

Vegetation 

Zone Forest Shrub Meadow Talus Bedrock Cliff 

Azure Lake MP-09-01 Alpine 0 12 2 31 0 55 

Battalion MLY-02-01 High Forest 9 39 20 32 0 0 

Bear MC-12-01 Subalpine 0 30 6 63 0 0 

Berdeen M-08-01 Subalpine 0 20 0 54 26 0 

Berdeen, Lower M-07-01 Subalpine 0 53 21 26 0 0 

Berdeen, Upper MR-09-01 Subalpine 0 63 7 30 0 0 

Blum (Largest/Middle, No. 3) M-11-01 Subalpine 0 47 0 53 0 0 

Blum (Lower/West, No. 4) LS-07-01 Subalpine 0 30 70 0 0 0 

Blum (Small/North, No. 2) MC-01-01 Subalpine 0 0 44 56 0 0 

Blum #1 (Vista/Northwest, 

No. 1) 

MC-02-01 Subalpine 0 37 14 49 0 0 

Bouck, Lower DD-04-01 High Forest 60 18 22 0 0 0 

Bouck, Upper DD-05-01 Subalpine 23 17 20 41 0 0 

Bowan MR-12-01 Subalpine 0 24 76 0 0 0 

Coon MM-10-01 Low Forest 29 13 58 0 0 0 

Copper MC-06-01 Subalpine 0 37 5 59 0 0 

Dagger MR-04-01 High Forest 3 36 60 0 0 0 

Dee Dee, Upper MR-15-01 Subalpine 0 14 6 80 0 0 

Dee Dee/Tamarack, Lower MR-15-02 Subalpine 16 29 39 16 0 0 

Despair, Lower M-14-01 Subalpine 0 43 0 57 0 0 

Despair, Upper M-13-01 Alpine 0 0 0 100 0 0 

Diobsud No. 1 LS-01-01 High Forest 0 0 76 24 0 0 

Diobsud No. 2, Lower LS-02-01 High Forest 0 47 53 0 0 0 

Diobsud No. 3, Upper LS-03-01 Subalpine 0 24 76 0 0 0 

Doubtful CP-01-01 Subalpine 0 0 55 34 0 11 

Doug's Tarn M-21-01 Subalpine 10 53 29 7 0 0 

East, Lower MC-14-02 Subalpine 0 57 25 18 0 0 

East, Upper MC-14-01 Subalpine 0 0 12 88 0 0 

Firn MP-02-01 Subalpine 0 8 7 85 0 0 

Green M-04-01 Subalpine 0 71 10 19 0 0 

Green Bench LS-04-01 Alpine 0 0 9 13 78 0 
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TABLE M-1: SHORELINE COVER TYPES AROUND THE 91 LAKES IN THE STUDY AREA (CONTINUED) 

Percent of Shoreline Cover 

Lake Namea NPS Lake 

Code 

Vegetation 

Zone Forest Shrub Meadow Talus Bedrock Cliff 

Hanging MC-08-01 High Forest 20 14 8 58 0 0 

Hidden SB-01-01 Subalpine 0 30 2 69 0 0 

Hidden Tarn EP-14-01 Alpine 0 0 0 100 0 0 

Hi-Yu M-01-01 Subalpine 0 44 56 0 0 0 

Hozomeen HM-02-01 Low Forest 95 0 3 2 0 0 

Ipsoot LS-06-01 Subalpine 0 73 27 0 0 0 

Jeanita DD-01-01 High Forest 0 25 62 13 0 0 

Kettling MR-05-01 High Forest 60 35 0 5 0 0 

Kwahnesum MC-07-01 Subalpine 18 13 23 46 0 0 

McAlester MR-10-01 High Forest 57 9 29 5 0 0 

Middle, Lower MC-16-02 Subalpine 0 0 69 31 0 0 

Middle, Upper MC-16-01 Subalpine 0 0 14 86 0 0 

Monogram M-23-01 Subalpine 0 66 34 0 0 0 

Monogram Tarn M-23-11 Subalpine NAb NA NA NA NA NA 

Nert M-05-01 High Forest 0 35 53 0 0 12 

Noisy Creek, Upper LS-14-01 High Forest 0 39 61 0 0 0 

No Name PM-01-01 High Forest 5 58 37 0 0 0 

Panther Potholes, Lower RD-05-02 Low Forest 52 21 18 8 0 0 

Panther Potholes, Upper RD-05-01 Low Forest 0 37 34 30 0 0 

Pegasus EP-10-01 Alpine 0 37 0 63 0 0 

Pond SE of Kettling Lakes ML-09-01 Subalpine 0 69 8 23 0 0 

Quill, Lower M-24-02 Subalpine 0 38 30 33 0 0 

Quill, Upper M-24-01 Subalpine 0 0 50 50 0 0 

Rainbow MR-14-01 High Forest 24 33 42 0 0 0 

Rainbow, Upper (North) MR-13-01 Subalpine 0 38 33 29 0 0 

Rainbow, Upper (South) MR-13-02 Subalpine 0 8 18 74 0 0 

Rainbow, Upper (West) MM-11-01 Subalpine 0 13 16 60 11 0 

Redoubt MC-11-01 Subalpine 0 4 3 94 0 0 

Reveille, Lower MC-21-02 Subalpine 15 0 43 41 0 0 

Reveille, Upper MC-21-01 Subalpine 0 0 4 96 0 0 

Ridley HM-03-01 Low Forest 100 0 0 0 0 0 

Sky EP-13-01 Subalpine 0 37 0 63 0 0 

Skymo PM-03-01 Subalpine 0 28 14 58 0 0 

Sourdough PM-12-01 Subalpine 6 51 12 31 0 0 

Sourpuss ML-01-01 Subalpine 0 0 70 30 0 0 

Stiletto MR-01-01 Subalpine 0 42 0 58 0 0 

Stout EP-09-02 Subalpine 5 45 0 50 0 0 

Stout, Lower EP-09-01 Subalpine 0 35 55 10 0 0 

Sweet Pea ML-02-01 High Forest 0 23 10 35 0 31 

Talus Tarn M-06-01 Subalpine 0 0 10 90 0 0 

Tapto, Lower MC-17-03 Subalpine 0 16 22 63 0 0 

Tapto, Middle MC-17-02 Subalpine 0 58 42 0 0 0 

Tapto, Upper MC-17-01 Subalpine 0 28 10 62 0 0 

Tapto, West MC-17-04 Subalpine 0 15 85 0 0 0 
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TABLE M-1: SHORELINE COVER TYPES AROUND THE 91 LAKES IN THE STUDY AREA (CONTINUED) 

Percent of Shoreline Cover 

Lake Namea NPS Lake 

Code 

Vegetation 

Zone Forest Shrub Meadow Talus Bedrock Cliff 

Thornton, Lower M-20-01 High Forest 0 77 6 13 0 4 

Thornton, Middle M-19-01 Subalpine 0 5 0 82 0 13 

Thunder RD-02-01 Low Forest 42 42 15 0 0 0 

Tiny MC-15-01 Subalpine 0 0 50 50 0 0 

Torment ML-03-01 Subalpine 0 0 5 95 0 0 

Trapper GM-01-01 Subalpine 21 43 12 24 0 0 

Triplet, Lower SM-02-01 Subalpine 0 48 46 6 0 0 

Triplet, Upper SM-02-02 Subalpine 0 35 33 31 0 0 

Triumph M-17-01 Subalpine 0 7 21 72 0 0 

Unnamed FP-01-01 Alpine 0 0 0 100 0 0 

Unnamed MR-11-01 Subalpine 0 70 0 30 0 0 

Unnamed MR-16-01 Subalpine 0 57 43 0 0 0 

Vulcan ML-04-01 Subalpine 21 23 15 41 0 0 

Wilcox/Lillie, Upper EP-06-01 Subalpine 7 25 49 19 0 0 

Wilcox/Sandie, Lower EP-05-01 Subalpine 29 0 4 67 0 0 

Wild MC-27-01 Subalpine 0 0 60 40 0 0 

Willow HM-04-01 Low Forest 71 7 22 0 0 0 

Notes: 

a. Shaded rows indicate the 22 lakes that are in Ross Lake and Lake Chelan National Recreation Areas; the other 69 lakes are in

the national park portion of the North Cascades Complex. 

b. “NA” means that information on the shoreline cover type for the lake is not available. 
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TABLE M-2: SHORELINE 

COVER 

TYPES AND 

LEVEL OF 

VISITATION

This table corresponds with the backcountry overnight use visitation numbers in “Map 2 Table,” the shoreline cover types in table M-1, a

codes for each lake from table 5 in the “Alternatives” chapter. The lakes in the same-colored rows mean those lakes occur in the same (see “Map Table 2”). The “X” means the lake would or may have fish (depending on the applied management action). Total estimated annual backcountry overnight use = 4,035 Level of Visitation: H = High (3,210), M = Mediu

Lakes That Have or May Have Fish Percent of Shore

Lake Name 

NPS 

Lake Code 

Level of 

Visitation 

in 2003 

Number of 

Visitors Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Forest Shrub Meadow 

Doubtful CP-01-01 H 441 

X

X-2C 2A 2A 0 0 55 

NRA-McAlester MR-10-01 H 372 X

X-2B 

X-2B 2A 57 9 29 

NRA-Panther Potholes, Lower RD-05-02 H 342 

X 4A 4A 4A 52 21 18 

NRA-Panther Potholes, Upper RD-05-01 H 1 1 1 1 0 37 34 NRA-Coon MM-10-01 H 306 X

X-4C 

X-4C 4A 29 13 58 

NRA-Hozomeen HM-02-01 H 280 

X 2A 2A 2A 95 0 3 

NRA-Ridley HM-03-01 H 

X

X-4C 

X-4C 4A 100 0 0 

Copper MC-06-01 H 268 X

X-4B 4A 4A 0 37 5 

Dagger MR-04-01 H 221 

X

X-2B 2A 2A 3 36 60 

Stiletto MR-01-01 H 

X

X-4B 4A 4A 0 42 0 

Tapto, Lower MC-17-03 H 211 1 1 1 1 0 16 22 Tapto, West MC-17-04 H 1 1 1 1 0 15 85 Thornton, Lower M-20-01 H 203 

X

X-3C 3A 3A 0 77 6 

Thornton, Middle M-19-01 H 

X

X-4C 4A 4A 0 5 0 

Unnamed FP-01-01 H 193 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Pegasus EP-10-01 H 1 1 1 1 0 37 0 NRA-Rainbow MR-14-01 H 132 

X

X-2C 

X-2C 2A 24 33 42 

NRA-Rainbow, Upper (North) MR-13-01 H 1 1 1 1 0 38 33 NRA-Rainbow, Upper (South) MR-13-02 H 

X 4A 4A 4A 0 8 18 

NRA-Rainbow, Upper (West) MM-11-01 H 

X 4A 4A 4A 0 13 16 

NRA-Bowan MR-12-01 H 

X 4A 4A 4A 0 24 76 

Vulcan ML-04-01 H 129 1 1 1 1 21 23 15 Hidden SB-01-01 H 112 

X

X-3C 3A 3A 0 30 2 

Hidden Lake Tarn EP-14-01 H 

X 4A 4A 4A 0 0 0 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 317 TABLE M-2: SHORELINE COVER TYPES AND LEVEL OF VISITATION (CONTINUED) Lakes That Have or May Have Fish Percent of Shore

Lake Name NPS Lake Code Level of Visitation in 2003 Number of Visitors Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Forest Shrub Meadow Monogram M-23-01 M 94 X X-2C 2A 2A 0 66 34 Monogram Tarn M-23-11 M X 4A 4A 4A NA NA Jeanita DD-01-01 M 92 X X-3B 3A 3A 0 25 62 Sourdough PM-12-01 M X X-2B 2A 2A 6 51 12 Trapper GM-01-01 M 90 X X-3B 3A 3A 21 43 12 Tapto, Middle MC-17-02 M 64 1 1 1 1 0 58 42 Tapto, Upper MC-17-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 28 10 Doug's Tarn M-21-01 M 49 X X-2C 2A 2A 10 53 29 Quill, Lower M-24-02 M X X-4B 4A 4A 0 38 30 Quill, Upper M-24-01 M X X-4B 4A 4A 0 0 50 Triumph M-17-01 M X X-4C 4A 4A 0 7 21 Despair, Lower M-14-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 43 0 Despair, Upper M-13-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 Berdeen M-08-01 M 48 X X-2C 2A 2A 0 20 0 Green M-04-01 M X X-2B 2A 2A 0 71 10 Ipsoot LS-06-01 M X X-3B 3A 3A 0 73 27 Berdeen, Lower M-07-01 M X 2A 2A 2A 0 53 21 Berdeen, Upper MR-09-01 M X 2A 2A 2A 0 63 7 Green Bench LS-04-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 0 9 Nert M-05-01 M X 4A 4A 4A 0 35 53 Talus Tarn M-06-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 0 10 Stout EP-09-02 M 45 X X-3B 3A 3A 5 45 0 Sky EP-13-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 37 0 Stout, Lower EP-09-01 M X X-3B 3A 3A 0 35 55 Wilcox/Lillie, Upper EP-06-01 M X 2A 2A 2A 7 25 49 Wilcox/Sandie, Lower EP-05-01 M X X-2C 2A 2A 29 0 4 NRA-Dee Dee, Upper MR-15-01 M 38 X X-2B 2A 2A 0 14 6 NRA-Dee Dee/Tamarack, Lower MR-15-02 M X 4A 4A 4A 16 29 39 
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TABLE M-2: SHORELINE 

COVER 

TYPES AND 

LEVEL OF 

VISITATION (CONTINUED) 

Lakes That Have or May Have Fish Percent of Shor

Lake Name 

NPS 

Lake Code 

Level of 

Visitation 

in 2003 

Number 

of Visitors Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Forest Shrub Meadow 

Blum (Largest/Middle, No. 3) M-11-01 M 

X

X-2B 2A 2A 0 47 0 

Blum (Lower/West, No. 4) LS-07-01 M 

X

X-2C 2A 2A 0 30 70 

Blum (Small/North, No. 2) MC-01-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 0 44 Blum #1 (Vista/Northwest, No. 1) 

MC-02-01 M 1 1 1 1 0 37 14 

Azure Lake MP-09-01 M 37 1 1 1 1 0 12 2 Diobsud, No. 1 LS-01-01 L 34 

X 2A 2A 2A 0 0 76 

Diobsud, No. 2, Lower LS-02-01 L X

X-2B 2A 2A 0 47 53 

Diobsud, No. 3, Upper LS-03-01 L X 4A 4A 4A 0 24 76 Hi-Yu M-01-01 L X

X-4B 4A 4A 0 44 56 

Noisy Creek, Upper LS-14-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 39 61 NRA-Willow HM-04-01 L 32 X

X-4C 

X-4C 4A 71 7 22 

Bear MC-12-01 L 30 

X

X-2C 2A 2A 0 30 6 

East, Lower MC-14-02 L 1 1 1 1 0 57 25 East, Upper MC-14-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 12 Reveille, Lower MC-21-02 L 1 1 1 1 15 0 43 Reveille, Upper MC-21-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 4 Sweet Pea ML-02-01 L 28 

X

X-4C 4A 4A 0 23 10 

Sourpuss ML-01-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 70 Torment ML-03-01 L X 4A 4A 4A 0 0 5 Wild MC-27-01 L 26 1 1 1 1 0 0 60 Redoubt MC-11-01 L 20 1 1 1 1 0 4 3 Middle, Lower MC-16-02 L 13 1 1 1 1 0 0 69 Middle, Upper MC-16-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 14 Tiny MC-15-01 L 1 1 1 1 0 0 50 NRA-Bouck, Lower DD-04-01 L 11 

X

X-2C 

X-2C 2A 60 18 22 

Bouck, Upper DD-05-01 L X 4A 4A 4A 23 17 20 NRA-Thunder RD-02-01 L 1 1 1 1 42 42 15 NRA-Triplet, Lower SM-02-01 L 9 X

X-2C 

X-2C 2A 0 48 46 

NRA-Triplet, Upper SM-02-02 L X 2A 2A 2A 0 35 33 
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT 319 TABLE M-2: SHORELINE COVER TYPES AND LEVEL OF VISITATION (CONTINUED) Lakes That Have or May Have Fish Percent of Shor

Lake Name NPS Lake Code Level of Visitation in 2003 Number of Visitors Alt A Alt B Alt C Alt D Forest Shrub Meadow Kettling MR-05-01 L 7 X 2A 2A 2A 60 35 0 NRA-Pond SE of Kettling Lake ML-09-01 L X X-4C X-4C 4A 0 69 8 NRA-Unnamed MR-16-01 L 7 X X-3B X-3B 3A 0 57 43 NRA-Unnamed MR-11-01 L 6 X X-4C X-4C 4A 0 70 0 Hanging MC-08-01 L 5 X 2A 2A 2A 20 14 8 Kwahnesum MC-07-01 L X 4A 4A 4A 18 13 23 Firn MP-02-01 L 3 X X-3B 3A 3A 0 8 7 No Name PM-01-01 L X X-4C 4A 4A 5 58 37 Skymo PM-03-01 L X X-2C 2A 2A 0 28 14 NRA-Battalion MLY-02-01 L 0 X X-2B X-2B 2A 9 39 20 

Management action codes at a glance 1 Fishless 2A / 3A Remove fish 2B Remove fish, evaluate, potentially restock 2C Remove/restock 3B Evaluate fish/allow low density 3C Supplement by stocking 4A Discontinue stocking 4B Discontinue stocking, evaluate, potentially restock 4C Continue to stock 
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most of our nationally owned public lands and natural resources. This includes fostering wise use 

of our land and water resources, protecting our fish and wildlife, preserving the environmental and

cultural values of our national parks and historic places, and providing for the enjoyment of life

through outdoor recreation. The department assesses our energy and mineral resources and works to

ensure that their development is in the best interests of all our people. The department also promotes

the goals of the Take Pride in America campaign by encouraging stewardship and citizen responsibility

for the public lands and promoting citizen participation in their care. The department also has a major

responsibility for American Indian reservation communities and for people who live in island territories

under U.S. administration.

NPS D-272 (May 2005)

The National Park Service extends its appreciation to Roy Zipp, North Cascades National Park

Service Complex; Bob Pheifer, Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife; and Mike Swayne and 

Pat Buller, Trail Blazers, Inc., for all the wonderful photos in this document and to Roy Reynolds,

RED, Inc. Communications for the beautiful illustrations.
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