Watershed Rights Inventory Area (WRIA) 13 watershed description:
Eld Inlet Watershed
Eld Inlet basin consist of three main creeks; Green Cove, Perry and McLane. Together they cover 14,050 acres and over 51.5 stream miles. Land use in this area ranges from residential, DNR ownership, agriculture, and forestry.
Green Cove Creek originates in Grass Lake and associated wetlands and flows under Evergreen Parkway. The creek then flows through a ravine and empties into Eld Inlet at Green Cove. More info about the Green Cove Watershed
Perry Creek originates in wetlands and flows through a forested area. It winds through a gently rolling rural/residential area before dropping through wooded ravines. The creek has two falls within a mile of the mouth.
McLane Creek originates in the Alpine Hills area and flows through fairly level terrain, including wooded areas and open pastures. Perry and McLane creek empty into Eld Inlet in the Mud Bay estuary. Chinook, bull trout, chum, coho, steelhead and cutthroat salmonid return each year and use these creeks for spawning.
More Resources for the Eld Watershed:
- McLane Creek Nature Trail– great salmon viewing November-December!
- Visit Capitol Land Trust’s Randall Preserve on Mud Bay
- Allison Springs Transformed illustrates the remarkable restoration project by Capitol Land Trust and partners, 2011. Video by Kathy Strauss
