Interactive map - Shoreline Master Program layers

The following supplemental materials are provided in Adobe Acrobat format. For help using Acrobat, please see our Acrobat help page.

• Shorelines Protection and Restoration Plan (610 Kb pdf)
  A summary of shoreline restoration planning and the ways in which it is expected to occur over time.
• Public Access Plan (75 Kb pdf)
  Priorities for providing new public access to major shorelines in the unincorporated area.
• Cumulative Impacts Analysis (273 Kb pdf)
  This analysis evaluates the success of County policies and regulations in meeting a “no-net-loss” goal contained in the state guidelines for the Shoreline Master Program update.

Shorelines Technical Appendix

King County Shorelines Technical Appendix, Inventory and Characterization (1.6 Mb pdf), May 2007
The Technical Appendix is a detailed inventory and analysis of existing shoreline conditions. The Technical Appendix consists of the following documents:

• Technical Appendix Attachments
  • Glossary (48 Kb pdf)
  • Basin Context Tables (223 Kb pdf)
  • Lakes Tables (15 Kb pdf)
  • Data Sources and Criteria for Data Selection (49 Kb pdf)
  • Ecosystem Process Definition Tables (63 Kb pdf)
  • Alterations Analysis Flow Charts (97 Kb pdf)
  • Protecting aquatic ecosystems: A guide for Puget Sound planners to understand watershed processes (13 Kb pdf)
    Stanley, S., J. Brown, and S. Grigsby. 2005. Washington State Department of Ecology. Publication #05-06-027. Olympia, WA
  • Bibliography (141 Kb pdf) 
  • GIS Analysis to Update Shoreline Jurisdiction Map (11 Kb pdf) 
• Errata
  • Lake Fenwick Addendum (19 Kb pdf)
  • Characterization Data Addendum
    This addendum describes the data used to characterize the ecological quality of shorelines in unincorporated King County.

• Lake Characterization Data(25 Kb pdf)

• River Characterization Data (26-kb pdf)

• Marine Characterization Data (22 Kb pdf)

Map Folio

1. Shoreline Jurisdiction

2. Shoreline Designations
   • Northwest (2 Mb)
   • Northeast (2.5 Mb)
   • Southwest (1.9 Mb)
   • Southeast (1.3 Mb)

3. Shoreline Alterations Analysis Results
   • Northwest King County
   • Northeast King County 
   • Southwest King County 
   • Southeast King County 

4. Shoreline Restoration Priority
   • Northwest King County
   • Northeast King County
   • Southwest King County
   • Southeast King County
   • Vashon-Maury Island

5. Cumulative Impacts Maps
   • Northwest King County
   • Northeast King County
   • Southwest King County
   • Southeast King County

Public Access Plan Maps

6. Existing Shoreline Public Access
7. Shoreline Public Access Gaps and Opportunities
8. Shoreline Public Access Gap Locations 
   • Gap 1: Snoqualmie River
   • Gap 2: Basset Pond
   • Gaps 3 & 4: North & South Raging River
   • Gaps 5 & 6: Issaquah Creek & NW Cedar River
   • Gap 7: SE Cedar River
   • Gap 8 and 9: Soos-Covington Creeks and Green River
   • Gap 10: White River

9. Biological Resources
   • Existing Shoreline Aquatic Wildlife and Habitat 
   • Existing Shoreline Terrestrial Wildlife and Habitat
   • High Landscape Forest Value and Wildlife Habitat Network Areas 

10. Channel Migration Zones
11. NOAA Navigation Lanes 
12. Shoreline Historic and Cultural Resources
13. Current Land Use in Shoreline Jurisdiction:
    • Mainland King County Land Use Map 
    • Vashon/Maury Island Land Use Map 

14. Land Use Patterns in the Shoreline Jurisdiction 

For more information about shoreline management in King County, please contact Laura Casey, environmental scientist, Department of Local Services.

Related information

• Environmental stewardship
• Watersheds, rivers and streams
• Water and land services
• King County code

Related agencies

• Dept. of Natural Resources and Parks
• Water and Land Resources Division