Washington Administrative Code
Title 173 - Ecology, Department of (See also Titles 197, 317, 372, and 508)
Chapter 173-518 - Water resources management program for the dungeness portion of the Elwha-Dungeness water resource inventory area (WRIA) 18
Section 173-518-040 - Establishment of instream flows
Current through Register Vol. 24-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The instream flows established in this section are based on recommendations in the 2005 Elwha-Dungeness watershed plan, consultation with the Jamestown S'Klallam Tribe, the departments of fish and wildlife, agriculture, and commerce; and public input received during the rule-making process.
(2) Instream flows established in this rule are necessary to meet the water resource management objectives of the Elwha-Dungeness watershed plan.
(3) Instream flows established in this rule are water rights and will be protected from impairment by any new water rights commenced after the effective date of this chapter and by future water right changes and transfers.
(4) Instream flows are expressed in cubic feet per second (cfs), and are measured at the control stations identified in Table I. Tables II A and B identify instream flows set by this rule.
(5) Exceptions to the instream flow requirements are provided in WAC 173-518-070, 173-518-080, and 173-518-085. Any other new water appropriation established after the effective date of this rule will be subject to interruption when stream flows drop below the instream flow levels set in Table II.
Table I Subbasin Management Unit Information
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Subbasin Management Point Name |
Control Station by River Mile (RM); Latitude (Lat.), Longitude (Long.) |
Stream Management Reach |
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Bagley Creek @ Hwy. 101 |
RM 1.4; 48°05'56''N, 123°19'47''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
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Bell Creek @ Schmuck Rd. |
RM 0.2; 48°05'01''N, 123°03'25''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
Cassalery Creek @ Woodcock Rd. |
RM 1.8; 48°06'59''N, 123°06'31''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
Dungeness River @ Schoolhouse Bridge |
Ecology Gage 18A050 RM 0.8; 48°08'37''N, 123°07'43''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries, except Meadowbrook and Matriotti creeks. |
|
Gierin Creek @ Holland Rd. |
RM 1.7; 48°06'05''N, 123°04'40''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
Matriotti Creek @ Lamar Ln. |
RM 1.3; 48°07'54''N, 123°09'46''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
McDonald Creek @ Old Olympic Hwy. |
RM 1.6; 48°06'20''N, 123°13'17''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
Meadowbrook Creek @ Sequim-Dungeness Way |
RM 1.2; 48°08'41''N, 123°07'27''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
|
Siebert Creek @ Old Olympic Hwy. |
Ecology Gage 18L060 RM 1.3; 48°06'24''N, 123°16'42''W |
From mouth to headwaters, including tributaries. |
Table II A Instream Flows in the Dungeness River Basin (cubic feet per second)
|
Month |
Bagley Creek |
Bell Creek |
Cassalery Creek |
Dungeness Mainstem |
Gierin Creek |
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January |
15 |
11 |
5 |
575 |
10 |
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February |
10 |
7 |
3 |
575 |
7 |
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March |
29 |
22 |
12 |
575 |
20 |
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April |
29 |
22 |
12 |
475 |
20 |
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May |
20 |
14 |
8 |
475 |
13 |
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June |
20 |
14 |
8 |
475 |
13 |
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July |
6 |
4 |
2 |
475 |
4 |
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August |
6 |
4 |
2 |
180 |
4 |
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September |
6 |
4 |
2 |
180 |
4 |
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October |
6 |
4 |
2 |
180 |
4 |
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November |
15 |
11 |
5 |
575 |
10 |
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|
December |
15 |
11 |
5 |
575 |
10 |
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Table II B Instream Flows in the Dungeness River Basin (cubic feet per second)
|
Month |
Matriotti Creek |
McDonald Creek |
Meadowbrook Creek |
Siebert Creek |
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|
January |
14 |
36 |
12 |
36 |
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February |
10 |
24 |
8 |
24 |
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March |
27 |
63 |
24 |
63 |
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April |
27 |
63 |
24 |
63 |
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May |
18 |
42 |
16 |
42 |
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June |
18 |
42 |
16 |
42 |
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July |
5 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
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August |
5 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
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September |
5 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
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October |
5 |
15 |
5 |
15 |
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November |
14 |
36 |
12 |
36 |
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December |
14 |
36 |
12 |
36 |
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Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.54, 90.22, 90.82, 90.03, 90.42, and 90.44 RCW. 12-23-054 (Order 07-17), § 173-518-040, filed 11/16/12, effective 1/2/13.
