Big Quilcene Estuary

The Big Quilcene Estuary lies on the Quilcene bay on the coast of Jefferson County, Washington in north-west Washington state on the Olympic Peninsula. (Big Quilcene Estuary: 47°49′04″N 122°51′24″W / 47.8177°N 122.8566°W / 47.8177; -122.8566)

The Hood Canal Salmon Enhancement Group partnered with the JCCD, Jefferson Co., local property owners and the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife to restore manage the Big Quilcene Estuary. The project permanently protects and restored the mouth of the Big Quilcene River, removing 5,000 feet of levee to restore 40 acres of salt marsh with 3,000 feet of tidal channels in the Quilcene Bay.

Primary Species Benefiting

• Chum salmon

Secondary Species Benefiting

• Bull trout
• Chinook salmon
• Coho salmon
• Coastal cutthroat trout
• River lamprey
• Steelhead
• Other Wildlife

• Hood Canal
• Quilcene, Washington
• Big Quilcene River
• Donovan Creek Estuary
• Little Quilcene Estuary
• Little Quilcene River
• Olympic Peninsula

• "Federal funds distributed for Lower Donovan Creek, other wetlands". Peninsula Daily News.
• "National Wetlands Conservation Grant Program". Washington State Department of Ecology. Archived from the original on 2010-11-03. Retrieved 2011-01-27.
• "Quilcene Bay Projects". Kitsap Sun. Archived from the original on 2012-03-08.
• "Big.Little Quilcene Estuary Restoration (03-03)".
• "A. Big Quilcene Estuary South Bank Levee Removal (03-03-011)".

• Jefferson Land Trust