Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-507 - Instream resources protection program - Snohomish River basin, water resource inventory area (WRIA) 7 › Section 173-507-030 - Surface water source limitations to further consumptive appropriations

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The department,
			 having determined further consumptive appropriations would harmfully impact
			 instream values, adopts instream flows as follows confirming surface water
			 source limitations previously established administratively under authority of
			 chapter
			 90.03 RCW and RCW
			 75.20.050.
LOW FLOW LIMITATIONS
Stream
Limitation
Point of Measurement
Evans Creek, Tributary to Lake Beecher
No diversion when flow drops below 2.0 cfs.
800 ft. So. and 800 ft. east of center of Sec. 7, T.
							 27 N., R. 6 E.W.M.
Foye Creek Tributary to Riley Slough
No diversion when flow drops below 4.0 cfs.
750 ft. So. and 325 ft. east of N1/4 cor. of Sec. 18,
							 T. 27 N., R. 6 E.W.M.
French Creek, Tributary to Snohomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 0.75 cfs.
125 ft. No. and 1300 ft. west of E1/4 of Sec. 20, T.
							 28 N., R. 6 E.W.M.
Langlois Creek Tributary to Tolt River
No diversion when flow drops below 3.0 cfs.
1040 ft. No. and 1250 ft. east of SW1/4 cor. of Sec.
							 22, T. 25 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Tate Creek, Tributary to No. Fk. Snoqualmie
							 River
No diversion when flow drops below 2.0 cfs.
900 ft. east and 870 ft. No. of W1/4 cor. of Sec. 26,
							 T. 24 N., R. 8 E.W.M.
Tulalip Creek, Tributary to Tulalip Bay
No diversion when flow drops below 2.5 cfs.
1125 ft. west and 125 ft. No. of S1/4 cor. of Sec.
							 22, T. 30 N., R. 4 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream (Coon Creek), Tributary to Pilchuck
							 River.
No diversion when flow drops below 1.0 cfs.
480 ft. No. and 240 ft. west of center of Sec. 19, T.
							 30 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream (Coon Creek), Tributary to Pilchuck
							 River
One-half of low flow must be bypassed.
800 ft. east and 1100 ft. So. of W1/4 cor. of Sec.
							 19, R. 30 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream, Tributary to Cherry Creek
No diversion when flow drops below 1.0 cfs.
1000 ft. So. and 400 ft. west of NE cor. of Sec. 16,
							 T. 26 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream, Tributary to McCoy Creek
No diversion when flow drops below 0.5 cfs.
600 ft. west and 100 ft. No. of SE cor. of Sec. 5, T.
							 27 N., R. 8 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
No diversion when flow drops below 30.0 cfs.
350 ft. west and 900 ft. No. of SE cor. of Sec. 5, T.
							 27 N., R. 8 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream (Solberg Creek), Tributary to
							 Snoqualmie River
No diversion when flow drops below 2.0 cfs.
600 ft. west and 1050 ft. No. of E cor. of Sec. 12,
							 T. 25 N., R. 6 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
One-half of low flow must be bypassed.
500 ft. So. and 1120 ft. east of center Sec. 28, T.
							 25 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Unnamed Stream, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
No diversion when flow falls below 1.0 cfs.
600 ft. No. of E1/4 cor. of Sec. 28, T. 25 N., R. 7
							 E.W.M.
Wood Creek, Tributary to Snohomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 0.75 cfs.
335 ft. No. and 130 ft. east of S1/4 cor. of Sec. 8,
							 T. 28 N., R. 5 E.W.M.
Woods Creek Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 11.0 cfs.
Immediately below confl. of West Fork in SE1/4NW1/4
							 Sec. 33, T. 28 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Woods Creek, Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 6.0 cfs.
Immediately above said confl. of West Fork.
Woods Creek, Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 2.5 cfs.
Immediately above confl. of Roesigner Cr. in
							 NE1/4NW1/4 of Sec. 3, T. 28 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Woods Creek, Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 0.5 cfs.
Roesigner Creek, immediately above said confl. with
							 Woods Creek.
Woods Creek, Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 5.0 cfs.
West Fork, immediately above said confl. with Woods
							 Creek.
Woods Creek, Tributary to Skykomish River
No diversion when flow drops below 2.5 cfs.
West Fork when it crosses the No. line of Sec. 5, T.
							 28 N., R. 7 E.W.M.
Unnamed Lake (Morris Lake), Tributary to Horseshoe
							 Lake
No diversion when flow drops below 1.0 cfs.
Lake outlet at NE1/4NE1/4 of Sec. 9, T. 25 N., R 7
							 E.W.M.
Note:
Affected stream reaches extend from mouth to
							 headwaters and include all tributaries in the contributing drainage area unless
							 specifically excluded.
(2) The
			 department, having determined there are no waters available for further
			 appropriation through the establishment of rights to use water consumptively,
			 closes the following streams to further consumptive appropriation for the
			 periods indicated. These closures confirm surface water source limitations
			 previously established administratively under authority of
			 chapter
			 90.03 RCW and RCW
			 75.20.050.
SURFACE WATER CLOSURES
Stream
Date of
Closure
Period of
Closure
Griffin Creek, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
9/22/53
All year
Harris Creek, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
1/20/44
All year
Little Pilchuck Creek, Tributary to Pilchuck
							 River
5/6/52
All year
May Creek, Tributary to Wallace River
10/13/53
All year
Patterson Creek, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
2/19/52
All year
Quilceda Creek, Tributary to Ebey Slough
6/10/46
All year
Raging River, Tributary to Snoqualmie River
9/20/51
All year
Unnamed Stream (Bodell Creek), Tributary to Pilchuck
							 River
9/6/51
All year
Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.22 and
				  90.54 RCW. 79-10-003 (Order DE
				  79-8), § 173-507-030, filed
				  9/6/79.