KITSAP COUNTY FINAL DRAFT SHORELINE INVENTORY AND CHARACTERIZATION Prepared for and by Kitsap County Department of Community Development, Environmental Programs 614 Division St. Port Orchard, WA 98366 FINAL DRAFT: NOVEMBER 2010 TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Contents ....................................................................................................................................... i 1 Introduction .................................................................................................................. 1 1.1 SUMMARY OF REPORT CONTENTS AND REFERENCES ........................................... 1 1.1.1 Background ................................................................................................... 1 1.1.2 Characterization Areas .................................................................................. 1 1.1.2.1 Marine Shoreline Summaries (by drift cell) .................................. 2 1.1.2.2 Freshwater Shoreline Summaries (by water body) ...................... 7 1.1.3 1. Recommendations and Management Options ........................................ 11 1.1.4 Public Access and Shoreline Use Analysis ................................................. 11 1.1.5 Characterization Data Gaps ........................................................................ 12 1.1.6 Appendices ................................................................................................. 12 1.2 GLOSSARY and ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................ 13 2 Background ................................................................................................................ 18 2.1 Geography ....................................................................................................................................... 18 2.2 Climate .............................................................................................................................................. 18 2.3 Soils, Geology and Hydrology ................................................................................................... 19 2.3.1 Seismic and Geologic Hazards ................................................................... 20 2.3.2 Critical Aquifer Recharge Areas (CARA) .................................................... 20 2.3.3 Frequently Flooded Areas / Critical Drainage Area / Channel Migration Zones .......................................................................................... 20 2.4 General Land Use, Economics and Population ................................................................... 22 2.5 Historic and Cultural Sites ........................................................................................................... 23 2.6 Shoreline Master Program Jurisdiction ................................................................................... 23 2.7 Marine Shoreline ............................................................................................................................ 27 2.7.1 Physical Characteristics .............................................................................. 27 2.7.2 Biological Characteristics ............................................................................ 28 2.7.2.1 Fish and Wildlife ......................................................................... 28 2.7.2.2 Vegetation .................................................................................. 30 2.7.3 Land Cover Characteristics ......................................................................... 30 2.7.4 Land Use Characteristics ............................................................................ 31 2.8 Freshwater Shoreline ................................................................................................................... 32 2.8.1 Streams and Floodplains ............................................................................ 32 2.8.1.1 Physical Characteristics ............................................................. 32 2.8.1.2 Biological Characteristics ........................................................... 33 2.8.1.3 Land Use / Land Cover Characteristics ..................................... 34 2.8.2 Lakes........................................................................................................... 34 2.8.2.1 Geomorphology ......................................................................... 35 2.8.2.2 Land Use / Land Cover Characteristics ..................................... 35 2.8.3 Wetlands ..................................................................................................... 35 3 Characterization Area Summaries ............................................................................ 36 3.1 North Puget Sound ........................................................................................................................ 36 i 3.1.1 Marine Shoreline ......................................................................................... 39 3.1.2 Freshwater Shoreline .................................................................................. 83 3.1.2.1 Buck Lake .................................................................................. 83 3.1.2.2 Point No Point ............................................................................ 86 3.1.2.3 Do-Kag-Wats ............................................................................. 90 3.2 Central Puget Sound .................................................................................................................... 93 3.2.1 Marine Shoreline ......................................................................................... 96 3.2.2 Freshwater Shoreline ................................................................................ 133 3.2.2.1 Island Lake .............................................................................. 133 3.2.2.2 Chico Creek ............................................................................. 136 3.2.2.3 Kitsap Lake and Wetland ......................................................... 141 3.2.2.4 Chico Headwaters Pond .......................................................... 145 3.2.2.5 Wildcat Lake ............................................................................ 149 3.3 South Puget Sound ..................................................................................................................... 153 3.3.1 Marine Shoreline ....................................................................................... 156 3.3.2 Freshwater Shoreline ................................................................................ 190 3.3.2.1 Gorst Creek ............................................................................. 190 3.3.2.2 Blackjack Creek ....................................................................... 195 3.3.2.3 Square Lake ............................................................................ 200 3.3.2.4 Curley Creek and Associated Wetland .................................... 203 3.3.2.5 Long Lake and Associated Wetland ......................................... 207 3.3.2.6 Mace Lake ............................................................................... 211 3.3.2.7 Burley Creek ............................................................................ 214 3.3.2.8 Horseshoe Lake ....................................................................... 219 3.3.2.9 Wicks Lake and Associated Wetland ....................................... 223 3.3.2.10 Big Lake (McCormick Woods) .............................................. 226 3.3.2.11 Oakridge Lake ...................................................................... 229 3.3.2.12 Lake Flora ............................................................................ 232 3.3.2.13 Carney Lake ......................................................................... 235 3.3.2.14 Wye Lake ............................................................................. 238 3.3.2.15 Fern Lake ............................................................................. 242 3.3.2.16 Coulter Creek ....................................................................... 245 3.4 North Hood Canal ........................................................................................................................ 249 3.4.1 Marine Shoreline ....................................................................................... 252 3.4.2 Freshwater Shoreline ................................................................................ 291 3.4.2.1 Foulweather Bluff Preserve ...................................................... 291 3.4.2.2 Miller Lake ............................................................................... 294 3.5 Central Hood Canal .................................................................................................................... 297 3.5.1 Marine Shoreline ....................................................................................... 300 3.5.2 Freshwater Shoreline ................................................................................ 333 3.5.2.1 Lower Big Beef Creek .............................................................. 333 3.5.2.2 Lake Symington ....................................................................... 337 3.6 South Hood Canal ....................................................................................................................... 341 3.6.1 Marine Shoreline ......................................................................................