Boating on King County Rivers
River users should be aware that King County rivers contain both natural and installed large woody debris. The major river maps display locations of installed large woody debris in recent riverbank repairs and habitat restoration projects.
Known Boating Hazards
Click on a major river basin to learn about specific projects:
Cedar River
Green River
Skykomish River
Sammamish River
Snoqualmie River
White River
Caution: Boating and river-related recreation and use is, by its very nature, hazardous and could result in serious bodily injury, damage or loss of equipment, or even death. The decision to accept this risk is entirely your own. This site is intended to provide general information on boating and river-related recreation on King County rivers and is no substitute for skill, knowledge, or judgment.
 To learn about boating safety guidelines and why large woody debris is important for river health, click on the illustration on the left. It is linked to an Adobe Acrobat file that is 860Kb in size and will take approximately 4.7 minutes to download using a 28.8 kb/s modem.
Links to sites with information important to boaters:
King County River and Floodplain Management Unit works closely on many aspects of major rivers including flooding and fish habitat.
Boating Safety Code
Personal Flotation Device Law
Washington Boating Safety Officers Association
Boating Facilities Maps, Interagency Committee for Outdoor Recreation
King County Sheriff's Office Marine Unit
USGS Real-Time River Flow Data
National Weather Service - Seattle, Washington
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Northwest River Forecast Center
Project support and funding for this site was provided by King County's Department of Natural Resources, Water and Land Resources Division and Washington State Parks and Recreation Commission Boating Programs with funds distributed through the U.S. Coast Guard. For more information please call King County at (206) 296-6519.
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