Critical habitat is designated in the following states and counties for the following DPSs as described in paragraph (a) of this section, and as further described in paragraphs (b) through (g) of this section. The textual descriptions of critical habitat for each DPS are included in paragraphs (i) through (w) of this section, and these descriptions are the definitive source for determining the critical habitat boundaries. General location maps are provided at the end of each DPS description (paragraphs (i) through (w) of this section) and are provided for general guidance purposes only, and not as a definitive source for determining critical habitat boundaries.
ESU | State-Counties |
(1) Puget Sound chinook salmon | WA-Clallam, Jefferson, King, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom. |
(2) Lower Columbia River chinook salmon | (i) OR-Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, and Multnomah. (ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. |
(3) Upper Willamette River chinook salmon | (i) OR-Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Lane, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, and Yamhill. (ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, and Wahkiakum. |
(4) Upper Columbia River spring-run chinook salmon | (i) OR-Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Multnomah, Sherman, Umatilla, and Wasco. (ii) WA-Benton, Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Yakima. |
(5) Hood Canal summer-run chum salmon | WA-Clallam, Jefferson, Kitsap, and Mason. |
(6) Columbia River chum salmon | (i) OR-Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, and Multnomah. (ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. |
(7) Ozette Lake sockeye salmon | WA-Clallam. |
(8) Upper Columbia River steelhead | (i) OR-Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Multnomah, Umatilla, and Wasco. (ii) WA-Adams, Benton, Chelan, Clark, Cowlitz, Douglas, Franklin, Grant, Kittitas, Klickitat, Okanogan, Pacific, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Yakima. |
(9) Snake River Basin steelhead | (i) ID-Adams, Blaine, Clearwater, Custer, Idaho, Latah, Lemhi, Lewis, Nez Perce, and Valley. (ii) OR-Clatsop, Columbia, Gilliam, Hood River, Morrow, Multnomah, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, and Wasco. (iii) WA-Asotin, Benton, Clark, Columbia, Cowlitz, Franklin, Garfield, Klickitat, Pacific, Skamania, Walla Walla, Wahkiakum, and Whitman. |
(10) Middle Columbia River steelhead | (i) OR-Clatsop, Columbia, Crook, Gilliam, Grant, Hood River, Jefferson, Morrow, Multnomah, Sherman, Umatilla, Union, Wallowa, Wasco, and Wheeler. (ii) WA-Benton, Clark, Cowlitz, Columbia, Franklin, King, Kittitas, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Pierce, Skamania, Wahkiakum, Walla Walla, and Yakima. |
(11) Lower Columbia River steelhead | (i) OR-Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Marion, and Multnomah. (ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. |
(12) Upper Willamette River steelhead | (i) OR-Benton, Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Linn, Marion, Multnomah, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill. (ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Pacific, and Wahkiakum. |
(13) Oregon Coast coho salmon | OR-Benton, Clatsop, Columbia, Coos, Curry, Douglas, Lane, Oregon Lincoln, Polk, Tillamook, Washington, and Yamhill. |
(14) Lower Columbia River coho salmon | (i) OR-Clackamas, Clatsop, Columbia, Hood River, Marion, and Multnomah. |
(ii) WA-Clark, Cowlitz, Klickitat, Lewis, Pacific, Skamania, and Wahkiakum. | |
(15) Puget Sound steelhead | WA-Clallam, Jefferson, King, Kitsap, Mason, Pierce, Skagit, Snohomish, Thurston, and Whatcom. |
Outlet(s) = Columbia River (Lat 46.2485, Long -124.0782) upstream to endpoint(s) in: Columbia River (45.5709, -122.4020).
50 C.F.R. §226.212