Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-18 - Shoreline Management Act - Streams and rivers constituting shorelines of the state › Section 173-18-290 - Pacific County

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
Streams
Stream Name
Quadrangle
Name and Size
Legal Description
(1)
Alder
Creek
Grays River
15
Upper Naselle
River 7 1/2
From the confluence of Alder Creek and unnamed creek
							 (NW1/4 Sec.35, T12N, R8W) downstream to the mouth at Naselle River (Sec.16,
							 T11N, R8W).
(2)
Bear
River
Knappton
7 1/2
Chinook 7 1/2
From confluence of Bear Branch and unnamed creek
							 (S1/2 of Sec.36, T10N, R10W) downstream to mouth in Shoalwater Bay (Sec.7, same
							 township).
(3)
Blaney
Creek
Skamokawa
15
From the confluence of Blaney Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.32, T11N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Grays River (Sec.31, same
							 township).
(4)
Bone
River
South Bend
7 1/2
Bay Center 7 1/2
Beginning at a point (SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 Sec. 36 T14N,
							 R10W) downstream to mouth at Willapa Bay (Sec. 4, T13N, R10W).
(5)
Butte
Creek
Raymond
15
From the confluence of Butte Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.32, T15N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Smith Creek (Sec.31, same
							 township).
(6)
Canon
River
South Bend
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
From confluence of Canon River and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.5, T12N, R9W) downstream to mouth at Middle Fork of Palix River (Sec.24,
							 T13N, R10W).
(7)
Canyon
Creek
South Bend
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
From the confluence of Canyon Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.29, T13N, R9W) downstream to mouth at Canon River (Sec.32, same
							 township).
(8)
Cedar
River
Western
7 1/2
Bay Center 7 1/2
From confluence of North Fork Cedar River and Cedar
							 River (Sec.25, T15N, R11W) downstream to mouth at Willapa Bay (Sec.6, T14N,
							 R10W).
(9)
Cedar
River
(N. Fork)
Grayland
7 1/2
Western 7 1/2
From confluence of North Fork Cedar River and unnamed
							 creek (NW1/4, NE1/4 Sec.26, T15N, R11W) downstream to mouth at Cedar River
							 (Sec.25, same township).
(10)
Chinook
River
Chinook
7 1/2
From a point approximately 1000' south of northern
							 section line (Sec.8, T9N, R10W) downstream to mouth in Baker Bay of Columbia
							 River (Sec.31, T10N, R10W).
(11)
Clearwater
Creek
South Bend
15
South Bend 7 1/2
Aberdeen S.E.
7 1/2
Beginning at a point where Clearwater Creek crosses
							 the unimproved dirt road near north section line (Sec.35, T15N, R9W) downstream
							 to mouth at Smith Creek (Sec.26, same township).
(12)
Columbia
River
(Cont.)*
Grays River
15
Roseburg 7 1/2
Knappton 7 1/2
Astoria 7 1/2
Warrenton 7 1/2
Chinook 7 1/2
Cape Disappointment
7 1/2
From the Wahkiakum County line on the Columbia River
							 (Sec.1, T9N, R9W) downstream along the Washington-Oregon boundary to mouth on
							 Pacific Ocean (Sec.18, T9N, R11W). This stream exceeds 1,000 cfs MAF at
							 Wahkiakum Co. line.
(13)
Dell
Creek
Knappton
7 1/2
From the confluence of Dell Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.7, T10N, R9W) downstream to mouth on Naselle River (Sec.8, same
							 township).
(14)
Eight
Creek
Pe Ell
15
From confluence of Eight Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.11, T13N, R6W) downstream to Lewis County line (Sec.12, same
							 township).
(15)
Elk
Creek
Pe Ell
15
From confluence of Elk Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.29, T14N, R6W) downstream to Lewis County line (Sec.1, T13N, R6W).
(16)
Elk
Creek
Raymond
15
From confluence of Elk Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.17, T14N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.19, same
							 township).
(17)
Elkhorn
Creek
(Cont.)
Montesano
15
Aberdeen SE 7 1/2
From Grays Harbor County line (Sec.15, T15N, R8W)
							 downstream to mouth at Smith Creek (Sec.26, T15N, R9W).
(18)
Ellis
Creek
Grays River
15
Raymond 15
Beginning at a point (SW1/4 of NE1/4 Sec.28, T12N,
							 R7W) downstream to mouth at Fork Creek (Sec.16, same township).
(19)
Fairchild
Creek
Raymond
15
From mouth of North Fork Fairchild Creek (Sec.24,
							 T14N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Ward Creek (Sec.14, same township).
(20)
Fairchild
Creek
(North
Fork)
Raymond
15
From confluence of Fairchild Creek N.Fk. and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.8, T14N, R7W) downstream to mouth at Fairchild Creek (Sec.24, T14N,
							 R8W).
(21)
Ellsworth
Creek
Long Island
7 1/2
From confluence of Ellsworth Cr. and unnamed creek
							 (SE1/4 of SW1/4 Sec.35, T11N, R10W) downstream to mouth on Naselle River
							 (Sec.22 same township).
(22)
Fall
River
Pe Ell
15
Raymond 15
Montesano 15
From confluence of Fall River and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.2, T14N, R6W) downstream to mouth at (Sec.24, T15N, R7W).
(23)
Falls
Creek
Pe Ell
15
Raymond 15
From confluence of Falls Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.24, T12N, R7W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.11, same
							 township).
(24)
Fern
Creek
Pe Ell
15
Raymond 15
Beginning at a point (NW1/4 of SW1/4 Sec.6, T12N,
							 R6W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.3, T12N, R7W).
(25)
Finn
Creek
Oman Ranch
7 1/2
From confluence of Finn Creek and unnamed creek
							 (NE1/4 Sec.29, T12N, R9W) downstream to mouth on North Nemah River (Sec.30,
							 same township).
(26)
Fork
Creek
Raymond
15
Beginning at a point (SW1/4 of SE1/4 Sec.15, T12N,
							 R7W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.6, T12N, R7W).
(27)
Grays
River
(East Fork)
Skamokawa
15
From confluence of Grays River East Fork and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.14, T11N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Grays River (Sec.17, same
							 township).
(28)
Grays
River
(S. Frk.)
(Cont.)
Skamokawa
15
From Wahkiakum Co. line (Sec.32, T11N, R6W)
							 downstream to mouth on Grays River East Fork (Sec.31, same township).
(29)
Hull
Creek
Grays River
15
From confluence of Hull Creek and unnamed tributary
							 (Sec.30, T11N, R7W) downstream to Wahkiakum County line (Sec.32, same
							 township).
(30)
Half
Moon
Creek
Raymond
15
Beginning at a point (SW1/4 of SE1/4 Sec.26, T13N,
							 R7W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.4, T12N, R7W).
(31)
Johnson
Creek
Skamokawa
15
From the confluence of Johnson Creek and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.6, T11N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Grays River (Sec.7, same
							 township).
(32)
Little
Elk
Creek
Pe Ell
15
Beginning at a point (SE1/4 of Sec.5, T13N, R6W)
							 downstream to mouth at Elk Creek (Sec.33, T14N, R6W).
(33)
Lower
Salmon
Creek
(Cont.)
Aberdeen S.E.
7 1/2
From Grays Harbor County line (Sec.14, T15N, R9W)
							 downstream back to said county line (Sec.15 same township).
(34)
Middle
Nemah
River
Oman Ranch
7 1/2
Long Island 7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
From confluence of Middle Nemah River and unnamed
							 creek (SW1/4, NE1/4 Sec.9, T11N, R9W) downstream to mouth at South Nemah River
							 (Sec.27, T12N, R10W).
(35)
Mill
Creek
Raymond
15
From confluence of Mill Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.11, T13N, R7W) downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.2, T13N,
							 R8W).
(36)
Mitchell
Creek
Skamokawa
15
From the confluence of Mitchell Creek and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.8, T11N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Grays River East Fork (Sec.17,
							 same township).
(37)
Naselle
River
Grays River
15
Up. Naselle
River 7 1/2
Roseburg 7 1/2
Knappton 7 1/2
Oman Ranch 7 1/2
Long Island 7 1/2
From a point on east section line (Sec.36, T12N, R8W)
							 downstream thru Chetlo Harbor and Stanley Channel to Willapa Bay (Sec.31, T12N,
							 R10W) excluding those reaches within Wahkiakum County.
(38)
Naselle
River
(South
Fork)
Knappton
7 1/2
From confluence of Naselle River S. Fork and Bean
							 Creek (Sec.33, T10N, R9W) downstream to mouth at Naselle River (Sec.9, same
							 township).
(39)
Niawiakum
River
South Bend
15
Bay Center 7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
Beginning at a point near the section center (Sec.14,
							 T13N, R10W) downstream to mouth at Palix River (Sec.9, same township).
(40)
North
River*
Malone
15
Montesano 15
Aberdeen S.E.*
7 1/2
Western 7 1/2
Bay Center 7 1/2
From confluence of Redfield Creek and Wheeler Creek
							 (Sec.22, T15N, R6W) downstream to mouth on Willapa Bay (Sec.35, T15N, R10W)
							 excluding those reaches within Grays Harbor County. The 1,000 cfs MAF point
							 begins at mouth of Lower Salmon Creek (Sec.7, T15N, R9W).
(41)
North
Fork
Naselle
River
Raymond
15
Upper Naselle
Riv. 7 1/2
From confluence of North Naselle River and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.19, T12N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Naselle River (Sec.17, T11N,
							 R8W).
(42)
North
Nemah
River
Grays River
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
Up. Naselle
River 7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
Oman Ranch 7 1/2
From the confluence of North Nemah River and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.11, T11N, R9W) downstream to mouth at Willapa Bay (Sec.22, T12N,
							 R10W).
(43)
Palix
River
Nemah
7 1/2
Bay Center 7 1/2
From confluence of South and North Forks of Palix
							 River (Sec.22, T13N, R10W) downstream to mouth on Willapa Bay (Sec.5, same
							 township).
(44)
Palix
River
(North
Fork)
South Bend
15
South Bend 7 1/2
North Nemah 7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
Beginning at a point (SE1/4 of NW1/4 Sec.7, T13N,
							 R9W) downstream to mouth on Palix River (Sec.22, T13N, R10W).
(45)
Palix
River
(South
Fork)
South Bend
15
Nemah 7 1/2
Beginning at a point (NE1/4 of NW1/4 Sec.35, T13N,
							 R10W) downstream to mouth on Palix River (Sec.22, same township).
(46)
Rainie
Creek
(Cont.)
Malone
15
From Grays Harbor County line (Sec.16, T15N, R6W)
							 downstream to mouth on North River (Sec.20, same township).
(47)
Redfield
Creek
Malone
15
From confluence of Redfield Creek and Wheeler Creek
							 (Sec.22, T15N, R6W) downstream to mouth at confluence of Redfield Creek and
							 North River (Sec.21, same township).
(48)
Rock
Creek
Pe Ell
15
From confluence of Rock Creek and unnamed right bank
							 tributary (Sec.2, T12N, R6W) downstream to Lewis County line (Sec.1, same
							 township).
(49)
Rue
Creek
Raymond
15
From confluence of Rue Creek with the Middle and West
							 Forks of Rue Creek (Sec.15, T13N, R8W) downstream to mouth at So. Fork Willapa
							 River (Sec.8, same township).
(50)
Salmon
Creek
Grays River
15
Up. Naselle
River 7 1/2
Roseburg 7 1/2
Knappton 7 1/2
From the confluence of Salmon Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.26, T11N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Naselle River (Sec.10, T10N, R9W)
							 excluding those reaches within Wahkiakum County.
(51)
Smith
Creek
Montesano
15
Raymond 15
Aberdeen S.E.
7 1/2
Bay Center 7 1/2
From the east section (Sec.18, T15N, R7W) downstream
							 to mouth at North River (Sec.35, T15N, R10W).
(52)
Smith
Creek
Oman Ranch
7 1/2
From confluence of Smith Creek and unnamed creek
							 (SE1/4,SE1/4 Sec.26, T11N, R10W) downstream to mouth on Naselle River (Sec.24,
							 same township).
(53)
S. Nemah
River
Long Island
7 1/2
Nemah 7 1/2
From confluence of South Nemah River and unnamed
							 creek (NW1/4 Sec.2, T11N, R10W) downstream to mouth in Willapa Bay (Sec.22,
							 T12N, R10W).
(54)
Swem
Creek
Pe Ell
15
Beginning at a point (SW1/4 of NE1/4 Sec.26, T14N,
							 R6W) downstream to mouth at Elk Creek (Sec.34, same township).
(55)
Trap
Creek
Raymond
15
From confluence of Trap Creek and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.9, T12N, R8W) downstream to Willapa River (Sec.1, same township).
(56)
Unnamed
Tributary to
Canon
River
South Bend
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
From a point (NW1/4 of NW1/4 Sec.33, T13N, R9W)
							 downstream to mouth at Canon River (Sec.32, same township).
(57)
Unnamed
Tributary
to Grays
River
Skamokawa
15
From confluence of the unnamed tributary and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.32, T12N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Grays River (Sec.5, T11N,
							 R6W).
(58)
Unnamed
Tributary
to Hull
Creek
Grays River
15
From a point (SE1/4 of SW1/4 Sec.30, T11N, R7W)
							 downstream to mouth on Hull Creek (Sec.32, same township).
(59)
Unnamed
Tributary
to Palix
River
(N. Fork)
South Bend
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
From confluence of the unnamed tributary and other
							 unnamed tributary (Sec.8, T13N, R9W) downstream to mouth at Palix River North
							 Fork (Sec.18, same township).
(60)
Unnamed
Tributary
to Smith
Creek
Montesano
15
From confluence of unnamed tributary and another
							 unnamed tributary (Sec.25, T15N, R8W) downstream to mouth at Smith Creek
							 (Sec.26, same township).
(61)
Wallacut
River
Cape Disappointment
7
							 1/2
From the confluence of Wallacut River and unnamed
							 creek (SW1/4 Sec.26, T10N, R11W) downstream to mouth at Baker Bay (Sec.34, same
							 township).
(62)
Ward
Creek
Raymond
15
From a point (NW1/4 of SE1/4 Sec.2, T14N, R8W)
							 downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.27, same township).
(63)
W.F.
Grays
River
Grays River
15
From confluence of West Fork Grays River and unnamed
							 creek (Sec.16, T11N, R7W) downstream to Wahkiakum County line (Sec.33, same
							 township).
(64)
Whitcomb
Creek
Raymond
15
From a point (SW1/4 of NE1/4 Sec.35, T14N, R8W)
							 downstream to mouth at Ward Creek (Sec.27, same township).
(65)
Willapa
River*
Pe Ell
15
Raymond* 15
South Bend 7 1/2
From confluence of Willapa River and unnamed creek
							 (Sec.8, T12N, R6W) downstream to mouth at Willapa Bay (Sec.18, T14N, R9W). The
							 streamflow is 1,000 cfs MAF at mouth of South Frk. Willapa River (Sec.24, T14N,
							 R9W).
(66)
Willapa
River
(S. Fork)
South Bend
15
North Nemah 7 1/2
From an approximate point (NW1/4 Sec.2, T12N, R9W)
							 downstream to mouth at Willapa River (Sec.24, T14N, R9W).
(67)
Williams
Creek
South Bend
15
Nemah 7 1/2
North Nemah 7 1/2
From an approximate point (SW1/4 of Sec.15, T12N,
							 R9W) downstream to mouth at North Nemah River (Sec.14, T12N, R10W).
(68)
Wilson
Creek
Raymond
15
From the east section line (Sec.27, T14N, R7W)
							 downstream to mouth at Ward Creek (Sec.22, T14N, R8W).
(69)
Wilson
Creek
(North
Fork)
Raymond
15
From confluence of Wilson Creek North Fork and
							 unnamed creek (Sec.20, T14N, R7W) downstream to mouth at Wilson Creek (Sec.30,
							 same township).
Order DE 77-15, § 173-18-290, filed 9/1/77; Order DE
				  76-14, § 173-18-290, filed 5/3/76; Order 73-14, § 173-18-290, filed
				  8/27/73; Order DE 72-13, § 173-18-290, filed
				  6/30/72.