Washington Administrative Code › Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508) › Chapter 173-515 - Instream resources protection program - Kitsap water resource inventory area (WRIA) 15 › Section 173-515-040 - Surface water closures

Current through Register Vol. 24-14, July 15, 2024
(1) The
			 department, having determined there are no waters available for further
			 appropriation, closes the following streams to further consumptive
			 appropriation. 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 numbers correlate with Plate I, instream resources
				protection program, Kitsap water resource inventory area (WRIA) 15.
Stream Number**
Stream or Lake Name
Sec., Twp., Rge. at Mouth
Tributary to
Date of
Original
Closure
Stansberry Lake and tributaries
Sec. 19, T.22N., R.1E.
Carr Inlet
5-17-66
Mission Lake and tributaries
Outlet: NE1/4NW1/4 Sec. 32,
T.24N.,R.1W.
Mission Creek
7-19-78
#12
Mission Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NE1/4 Sec. 1, T.22N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
12-5-51
#57
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
Sec. 20, T.21N., R.4W.
Hood Canal
11-3-48
#117
Seabeck Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 20, T.25N., R.1W.
Seabeck Bay
8-27-54
#158
Unnamed Stream (Gamble Creek,
Christianson Creek) and tributaries
SW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 20, T.27N., R.2E.
Port Gamble
8-15-75
#207
Unnamed Stream (Dogfish Creek,
Harding Creek) and tributaries
NE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 15, T.26N., R.1E.
Liberty Bay
8-21-75
#245
Barker Creek and tributaries
SW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 22, T.25N., R.1E.
Dyes Inlet
2-21-61
#246
Clear Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 16, T.25N., R.1E.
Dyes Inlet
7-27-53
#259
Chico Creek and tributaries above
confluence of Dickerson Creek,
(excluding Wildcat Lake).
Sec. 5, T.24N., R.1E.
Chico Bay
11-3-52
#259
Kitsap Creek and tributaries
Sec. 5, T.24N., R.1E.
Chico Creek
7-2-42
#259
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 17, T.24N., R.1E.
Kitsap Lake
12-8-52
#279
Blackjack Creek and tributaries
NE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 25, T.24N., R.1E.
Sinclair Inlet
4-5-60
#285
Unnamed Stream (Sullivan Creek)
and tributaries
NE1/4SW1/4 Sec.19, T.24N., R.2E
Sinclair Inlet
5-9-75
#294
Salmonberry Creek and tributaries
NW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 18, T.23N., R.2E.
Long Lake
1-7-48
#356
Burley Creek and tributaries,
SW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 12, T.22N., R.1E.
Burley Lagoon
5-10-51
#367
Minter Creek and tributaries
SW1/4NE1/4 Sec. 29, T.22N., R.1E.
Henderson Bay
12-28-73
#402
Unnamed Stream (Dutcher Creek)
and tributaries
NE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 15, T.21N., R.1W.
Dutcher Cove
3-10-54
#510
Judd Creek and tributaries
NE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 18, T.22N., R.3E.
Quartermaster
Harbor
5-10-51
(2)
			 The department has determined that (a) certain streams exhibit low summer flows
			 and have a potential for drying up or inhibiting anadromous fish passage during
			 critical life stages, and (b) historic flow regimes and current uses of certain
			 other streams indicate that no water is available for additional appropriation.
			 Based upon these determinations and in accordance with the general intent of
			 RCW 75.20.050, the following streams are closed to further appropriation for
			 the periods indicated:
New Surface Water Closures
**Stream numbers correlate with Plate I, instream resources
				protection program, Kitsap water resource inventory area (WRIA) 15.
Stream Number**
Stream Name
Sec., Twp., Rge. at Mouth
Tributary to
Period of Closure
#7
Union River and tributaries
from the mouth to McKenna
Falls (R.M. 6.7)
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 29, T.23N., R.1W.
Hood Canal
All year
#44
Tahuya River and tributaries
SE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 22, T.22N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
June 15-Oct. 15
#60
Rendsland Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 19, T.22N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
June 1-Oct. 31
#70
Dewatto River and tributaries
NW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 27, T.22N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
June 15-Oct. 31
#121
Big Beef Creek and tributaries
SW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 15, T.25N., R.1W.
Hood Canal
May 15-Oct. 31
#124
Anderson Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 13, T.26N., R.1W.
Hood Canal
June 1-Oct. 31
#192
Grover's Creek and tributaries
NW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 4, T.26N., R.2E.
Puget Sound
June 1-Oct. 15
#223
Unnamed Stream (Steel Creek)
and tributaries
SE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 14, T.25N., R.1E.
Port Orchard
June 1-Oct. 15
#248
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
(Strawberry/Cook's/Koch's Creek)
SE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 20, T.25N., R.1E.
Dyes Inlet
June 1-Oct. 31
#259
Dickerson Creek and tributaries
SW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 7, T.24N., R.1E.
Chico Creek
All year
#259
Chico Creek and tributaries below confluence of
							 Dickerson Creek SW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 5, T.25N., R.1E.
Chico Bay
All year
#294
Curley Creek and tributaries
NE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 18, T.23N., R.2E.
Yukon
Harbor
June 15-Oct. 15
#313
Olalla Creek and tributaries
SE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 4, T.22N., R.2E.
Colvos
Passage
June 1-Oct. 15
#321
Crescent Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 32, T. 22N., R.2E.
Gig Harbor
June 1-Oct. 15
#354
Purdy Creek and tributaries
NE1/4NW1/4 Sec. 12, T.22N., R.1E.
Henderson
Bay
June 1-Oct. 31
#369
Lackey Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 31, T.21N., R.1E.
Carr Inlet
June 1-Nov. 15
#415
Rocky Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 27, T.22N., R.1E.
Case Inlet
June 1-Oct. 31
(3) In
			 the Kitsap basin numerous small streams with estimated mean annual flow of 5
			 cfs or less have been identified as having high instream values for anadromous
			 fish, aesthetics, water quality, and/or recreation. In accordance with the
			 general intent of RCW 75.20.050 the department has determined that the total
			 natural flow of these streams is required for protection and preservation of
			 instream resources, and that no water is available for additional consumptive
			 appropriation. The natural flow, in effect, constitutes the minimum flow for
			 protection of the instream resources. The following streams possess such
			 characteristics and are therefore closed year-round to further consumptive
			 appropriation.
New Surface Water Closures
**Stream numbers correlate with Plate I, instream resources
				protection program, Kitsap water resource inventory area (WRIA) 15.
Stream Number**
Stream Name
Sec., Twp., Rge. at Mouth
Tributary to
#13
Little Mission Creek and tributaries
SE1/4NW1/4 Sec. 1, T.22N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
#18
Stimson Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 11, T.22N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
#31
Unnamed Stream (Little Shoefly Creek)
and tributaries
SW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 17, T.22N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
#34
Shoefly Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 18, T.22N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
#46
Caldervin Creek and tributaries
NE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 28, T.21N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#50
Hall Creek and tributaries
Sec. 20, T.21N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#52
Hoddy Creek and tributaries
Sec. 20, T.21N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#54
Fay Creek and tributaries
Sec. 21, T.20N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#55
Brown Creek and tributaries
Sec. 21, T.20N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#56
Unnamed Stream (West Creek)
and tributaries
Sec. 20, T.22N., R.3W.
Hood Canal
#101
Harding Creek and tributaries
NW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 9, T.24N., R.2W.
Hood Canal
#164
Unnamed Stream (Little Boston
Creek) and tributaries
SW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 5, T.27N., R.2E.
Port Gamble
#181
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
SE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 26, T.27N., R.2E.
Apple Tree Cove
#184
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
NE1/4SW1/4 Sec. 36, T.27N., R.2E.
Apple Tree Cove
#190
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
Sec. 9, T.26N., R.2E.
Puget Sound
#196
Cowling Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 16, T.26N., R.2E.
Miller Bay
#198
Thompson Creek and tributaries
SW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 29, T.26N., R.2E.
Port Orchard
#208
Johnson Creek and tributaries
SE1/4NW1/4 Sec. 22, T.26N., R.1E.
Liberty Bay
#213
Scandia Creek and tributaries
SW1/4NE1/4 Sec. 27, T.26N., R.1E.
Liberty Bay
#241
Mosher Creek and tributaries
SW1/4NE1/4 Sec. 34, T.25N., R.1E.
Dyes Inlet
#272
Anderson Creek and tributaries
SE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 33, T.24N., R.1E.
Sinclair Inlet
#275
Ross Creek and tributaries
SE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 27, T.24N., R.1E.
Sinclair Inlet
#289
Beaver Creek and tributaries
NW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 16, T.24N., R.2E.
Rich Passage
#322
North Creek and tributaries
NE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 6, T.21N., R.2E.
Gig Harbor
#342
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
NW1/4SE1/4 Sec. 10, T.21N., R.1E.
Henderson Bay
#343
Unnamed Stream (Meyer Creek) and tributaries
SW1/4SW1/4 Sec. 2, T.21N., R.1E.
Hood Canal
#407
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
SE1/4NW1/4 Sec. 2, T.21N., R.1W.
Vaughn Bay
#434
Unnamed stream and tributaries
SE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 15, T.25N., R.2E.
Murden Cove
#461
Unnamed Stream and tributaries
SE1/4NE1/4 Sec. 20, T.25N., R.2E.
Fletcher Bay
#514
Unnamed Stream (Fisher Creek) and tributaries
SW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 19, T.22N., R.3E.
Quartermaster Harbor
#530
Jod Creek and tributaries
NW1/4NW1/4 Sec. 14, T.22N., R.2E.
Colvos Passage
#540
Needle Creek and tributaries
NE1/4SE1/4 Sec. 13, T.23N., R.3E.
Colvos Passage
(4)
			 Closures listed in WAC
			 173-515-040(2) and
			 (3)    will supersede low flow surface water
			 source limitations previously imposed by administrative authority pursuant to
			 chapter 75.20 RCW.
(5) Lakes
			 perennially tributary to closed streams are closed to further consumptive
			 appropriation.
Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.22 and
				  90.54 RCW. 81-16-003 (Order DE
				  80-45), § 173-515-040, filed
				  7/24/81.