Jul 1, 2024 · Inventory of Puget Sound levees updated June 2024. This updated version was created during the Phase 2 levees work, which focused on standardizing levee attributes. The 2023 version (found here) and was compiled from a variety of data providers including Washington Department of Ecology, local entities, and Corps of Engineers.

Inventory of Puget Sound levees updated June 2024. This updated version was created during the Phase 2 levees work, which focused on standardizing levee attributes. The 2023 version (found here) and was compiled from a variety of data providers including Washington Department of Ecology, local entities, and Corps of Engineers.

Jul 1, 2024 · The purpose of this dataset is to provide a comprehensive view of the location, and when available, conditions, of levees at the Puget Sound level. Future work will seek to create a comprehensive Statewide levee dataset.

Levees of Puget Sound [Washington (State)] Description The data contained in this dataset is an aggregation and synthesis of existing information on levees in the Puget Sound, Washington state. This is an updated version from the 2023 version which now includes standardized attribute fields with domains.

Puget Sound (/ ˈpjuːdʒɪt / PEW-jit; Lushootseed: x̌ʷəlč IPA: [ˈχʷəlt͡ʃ] WHULCH) [1][2] is a complex estuarine [5] system of interconnected marine waterways and basins located on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Washington.

Between 2020 and 2022, a team from Washington Sea Grant and Coastal Geologic Services developed a quantitative sea level rise vulnerability approach for coastal parcels on Puget Sound. The goals of the project were to construct, calculate, and …

Repairs to the King County Mason Thorson Ells levee on the Middle Fork Snoqualmie River began September 12 near the popular "Blue Hole" recreation site in North Bend, Washington. The estimated...

Jul 5, 2023 · The Pilchuck Levee is the inaugural project among nine levee repairs scheduled for this summer under PL 84-99, which grants authorization to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) for the...

Puget Sound’s lowland river valleys are among the region’s most valuable assets, delivering a wealth of economic, natural and social benefits. These floodplain areas contain the region’s richest farmland, and host the Sound’s signature salmon runs.

Aug 24, 2017 · Man-made levee systems disconnect the river from its floodplain and prevented the large river systems from meandering. In Orting, the Puyallup River would overtop existing levees during large storms, commonly causing flooding and property damage.