Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-20 - Shoreline Management Act - Lakes constituting shorelines of the state
Section 173-20-030 - Definitions
Universal Citation: WA Admin Code 173-20-030
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
As used herein, the following words and phrases shall have the following meanings:
(1) "Lakes" means all the surface water areas of the state, including reservoirs; except
(a) Lakes less than twenty acres in
size;
(b) Streams or rivers (as
described in WAC
173-18-030 );
(c) Shorelines of statewide
significance.
(2) "Lakes of statewide significance" means those lakes, whether natural, artificial or a combination thereof, with a surface acreage of one thousand acres or more measured at the ordinary high-water mark.
Order DE 72-14, § 173-20-030, filed 6/30/72.
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