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Welcome to the Green River and Duwamish Virtual Watershed Tour!
** Please note that the upper watershed is the only part of this tour that is available online Preflight briefing: flight path and how to navigate the watershed tourWelcome to the virtual watershed tour of the Green River. The Green River originates in the Cascade Range south of Stampede Pass at an elevation of about 4,500 feet and flows northwest 90.5 miles to Elliot Bay. The Green River flows through a watershed that is home to nearly 10% of state residents, making it the second-most populated watershed in the state! It provides local drinking water, food, forest products flood, protection, recreation, and a beautiful environment in which to live and work. It also supports a diversity of salmon, including chinook, coho, chum, and steelhead. The 15 local governments that share the Green/Duwamish and Central Puget Sound Watershed in southern King County are working together to protect and restore salmon habitat. The listing of chinook salmon and bull trout under the Endangered Species Act has spurred these jurisdictions to work together. Protecting salmon and water quality also protects human health and quality of life, for us and for future generations. Take a look at the challenge, the potential, and the beauty as we fly over the watershed. To enter the tour you may simply click on “Enter Tour”. You will be provided with an eagle eye view of the entire watershed as you “fly” along the river through each subwatershed section as it flows from high Cascade Mountains toward Puget Sound or reverse the flight direction and follow the path of a returning salmon from the mouth to mountains. Each subwatershed section will offer a localized map with accompanying images, information, and resource links. At the end of the tour you can find more information, resources, and details regarding setting up your on actual or the virtual watershed tour. Enter TourNote: This page was originally developed by King County in cooperation with the watershed flights program. The information on this site is an example of the information available on this watershed. It shows some of the areas visited on an aerial tour of the upper Green River watershed. For additional detailed information on this and other parts of this watershed please see information on the King County site: http://dnr.metrokc.gov/wrias/9/local_action_map.htm |
