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Shoreline Management Guidance

Shoreline Management Guidance

  • Use of Geospatial Data and Methods to Delineate Floodways

Guidance document on how to delineate floodways using a variety of geospatial and field information including ordinary high watermarks, remotely sensed elevation data, geomorphic conditions, hydraulic connectivity, hydric soils, and human modifications such as levees.

  • Decision Support System for Marine Shoreline Assessment

Provides interactive guidance on preparing effective marine shoreline assessments for Washington State planners updating their local Shoreline Master Programs and Comprehensive Plans

  • Decision Support System for Lake Shoreline Assessment

Provides interactive guidance on preparing effective lake shoreline assessments for Washington State planners updating their local Shoreline Master Programs and Comprehensive Plans

  • Coastal Training Program: Preparing Shoreline Characterizations for SMPs under the new Guidelines (PDF)

Class material describing the use and limitations of relevant data, information, and shoreline assessment methods. Provides links to Washington State data and reports. Explains how to interpret and use existing information. Offers illustrated case examples of shoreline assessments.

Shoreline Data

  • State-Wide Lake Type Data

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