Wash. Admin. Code § 173-515-030

Current through Register Vol. 24-23, December 1, 2024

Section 173-515-030 - Establishment of instream flows

(1) The following instream flows are established for each stream listed, from the point of influence of mean high tide at low flow to the stream's headwaters including tributaries except where indicated otherwise. Monitoring will take place at the control locations indicated.

INSTREAM FLOWS IN THE KITSAP WATER RESOURCE INVENTORY AREA (WRIA) 15

*WAC 173-515-040(2) closes certain streams to additional consumptive appropriations during specific time periods. These closures are indicated by asterisks in the following table. Such closures supersede the indicated instream flow. The Union River closure extends upstream to McKenna Falls (RM 6.7).

**Stream numbers correlate with Plate I, instream resources protection program, Kitsap water resource inventory area (WRIA) 15.

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#7 Union River 12-0635.00 2 20,23N.,1W.	#44 Tahuya River 12-0680.00 2.5 12,22N.,3W.		#60 Rendsland Cr. near mouth 19,22N.,3W.
Month	Day		cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1		65*		90		18
	15		65*		90		18
Feb.	1		65*		90		18
	15		65*		90		18
Mar.	1		59*		90		18
	15		53*		90		18
Apr.	1		48*		72		18
	15		44*		58		16
May	1		40*		47		13.5
	15		36*		38		12
June	1		33*		31		10*
	15		29*		25*		9*
July	1		27*		18*		8*
	15		24*		12*		7*
Aug.	1		22*		8.5*		6*
	15		20*		5.5*		5*
Sept.	1		20*		5.5*		5*
	15		20*		5.5*		5*
Oct.	1		20*		7*		5*
	15		20*		13*		7*
Nov.	1		27*		25		9.5
	15		35*		48		13
Dec.	1		47*		90		18
	15		65*		90		18

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#70 Dewatto River 12-0685.00 1.5 23,23N.,3W.		#96 Anderson Cr. 0.1 17,24N.,2W.		#113 Stavis Cr. 12-0695.00 0.75 25,25N.,2W.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			75		10.5		15
	15			75		10.5		15
Feb.	1			75		10.5		15
	15			75		10.5		15
Mar.	1			75		10.5		15
	15			75		10.5		15
Apr.	1			60		10.5		14
	15			49		10		13
May	1			39		9		12
	15			32		8.5		11
June	1			25		8		10
	15			22*		7.5		9.5
July	1			20*		7		9
	15			17.5*		6.5		8
Aug.	1			15.5*		6		7.5
	15			13.5*		6		7
Sept.	1			13.5*		6		7
	15			13.5*		6		7
Oct.	1			13.5*		6.5		7
	15			17*		7		8.5
Nov.	1			21		8		10.5
	15			39		8.5		12.5
Dec.	1			75		9.5		15
	15			75		10.5		15

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#121 Big Beef Cr. 12-0695.50 0.25 22,25N.,1W.		#124 Anderson Cr. near mouth 13,25N.,1W.		#192 Grover's Cr. near mouth 4,26N.,2E.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			40		8		5.5
	15			40		8		5.5
Feb.	1			40		8		5.5
	15			40		8		5.5
Mar.	1			40		8		5.5
	15			40		8		5.5
Apr.	1			31		8		5.5
	15			24		6		4.5
May	1			18		4.5		4
	15			14*		3.5		3.5
June	1			11*		3*		3*
	15			8.5*		2*		2.5*
July	1			6.5*		1.5*		2.5*
	15			5*		1.5*		2*
Aug.	1			4*		1*		2*
	15			4*		1*		2*
Sept.	1			4*		1*		2*
	15			4.5*		1*		2.5*
Oct.	1			5.5*		1.5*		3*
	15			6*		1.5*		3.5*
Nov.	1			7*		2.5*		4
	15			12		4.5		4.5
Dec.	1			22		8		5.5
	15			40		8		5.5

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#223 Steel Creek near mouth 14,25N.,1E.		#248 Strawberry/ Kochs/Cooks near mouth 20,25N.,1E.		#259 Dickerson Cr. Confluence with Chico Cr. 8,24N.,1E.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			6		7		3*
	15			6		7		3*
Feb.	1			6		7		3*
	15			6		7		3*
Mar.	1			6		7		3*
	15			6		7		3*
Apr.	1			6		7		2.5*
	15			5		5.5		2.5*
May	1			4.5		4.5		2*
	15			4		3.5		2*
June	1			3.5*		2.5*		1.5*
	15			3*		2*		1.5*
July	1			3*		1.5*		1.5*
	15			2.5*		1.5*		1.5*
Aug.	1			2.5*		1*		1*
	15			2.5*		1*		1*
Sept.	1			2.5*		1*		1*
	15			3*		1*		1*
Oct.	1			3.5*		1*		1*
	15			4*		1.5*		1.5*
Nov.	1			4.5		2.5		1.5*
	15			5		4		1.5*
Dec.	1			6		7		3*
	15			6		7		3*

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#259 Chico Cr. near mouth 5,24N.,1E.		#268 Gorst Cr. 0.1 32,24N.,1E.		#294 Curley Cr. 0.1 4,23N.,2E.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			15*		25		40
	15			15*		25		40
Feb.	1			15*		25		40
	15			15*		25		40
Mar.	1			15*		25		40
	15			15*		21		40
Apr.	1			15*		18		31
	15			13.5*		15		25
May	1			12*		13		20
	15			11*		11		16
June	1			10*		10.5		12.5
	15			9*		10		10*
July	1			8.5*		9		8*
	15			8*		8.5		6.5*
Aug.	1			7.5*		8		5*
	15			7*		7.5		5*
Sept.	1			7*		7.5		5*
	15			7*		7.5		5*
Oct.	1			7*		8		5*
	15			8*		8.5		8*
Nov.	1			9*		9		14
	15			11.5*		15		23
Dec.	1			15*		25		40
	15			15*		25		40

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#313 Ollala Cr. near mouth 4,22N.,2E		#321 Crescent Cr. near mouth 32,22N.,2E.		#354 Purdy Cr. 12-0728.00 0.1 24,22N.,1E.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			13		9		7
	15			13		9		7
Feb.	1			13		9		7
	15			13		9		7
Mar.	1			13		9		7
	15			13		9		6
Apr.	1			13		9		5.5
	15			11		7.5		5
May	1			9.5		7		4.5
	15			8.5		6		4
June	1			7.5*		5*		3.5*
	15			6.5*		4.5*		3*
July	1			5.5*		4*		3*
	15			5*		3.5*		2.5*
Aug.	1			5*		3.5*		2.5*
	15			5*		3.5*		2.5*
Sept.	1			5*		3.5*		2.5*
	15			6*		4*		3*
Oct.	1			7*		5*		3*
	15			8*		5.5*		3.5*
Nov.	1			9		6.5		4.5
	15			11		7.5		5.5
Dec.	1			13		9		7
	15			13		9		7

Stream Number** Stream Name Gage Number River Mile Sec., Twp., Rge.			#369 Lackey Cr. near mouth 31,21N.,1E.		#415 Rocky Cr. 0.1 27,22N.,1W		#425 Coulter Cr.a/ 0.1 9,22N.,1W.
Month	Day			cfs		cfs		cfs
Jan.	1			5		18		18
	15			5		18		18
Feb.	1			5		18		18
	15			5		18		18
Mar.	1			5		18		18
	15			4.5		18		18
Apr.	1			4		14.5		18
	15			3.5		11.5		17
May	1			3		9		16.5
	15			2.5		7.5		15.5
June	1			2.5*		6*		15
	15			2*		5.5*		14.5
July	1			2*		5*		13.5
	15			2*		4.5*		13
Aug.	1			1.5*		4.5*		13
	15			1.5*		4*		13
Sept.	1			1.5*		4*		13
	15			1.5*		4*		13
Oct.	1			2*		4*		13
	15			2*		5*		14
Nov.	1			2*		6		15
	15			2.5*		7		16.5
Dec.	1			3		18		18
	15			4		18		18

a/	Relating to the waters of Coulter Creek, the department is cognizant of a settlement agreement resulting from Cause No. 14262, in the superior court of the state of Washington for Mason County, "Peter E. Overton, et al., v. Washington Department of Fisheries, et al."

Although the department of ecology was not a party in this litigation, the department will, to the extent possible, give full consideration to the intent of the settlement agreement in any future water right actions involving said parties: Provided, That, said actions must be consistent with the requirements of chapters 90.03 and 90.44 RCW, and satisfy the general intent of chapter 173-515 WAC.

(2) Instream flow hydrographs, as represented in the document entitled "instream resources protection program," shall be used for definition of instream flows on those days not specifically identified in WAC 173-515-030(1).

(3) All consumptive water rights hereafter established shall be expressly subject to instream flows and closures established in WAC 173-515-030(1) and 173-515-040(1) through (3). Closures override the instream flows where both are shown except as provided in WAC 173-515-070.

Wash. Admin. Code § 173-515-030

Statutory Authority: Chapters 90.22 and 90.54 RCW. 81-16-003 (Order DE 80-45), § 173-515-030, filed 7/24/81.