Steelhead Puget Sound DPS critical habitat for use in ESA/FIFRA consultations

These data represent critical habitat designated (February 24, 2016, 81 FR 9252) under the Endangered Species Act for the Puget Sound steelhead DPS.Critical habitat includes the stream channels within the designated stream reaches, and includes a lateral extent as defined by the ordinary high-water line (33 CFR 319.11). In areas where ordinary high-water line has not been defined, the lateral extent is defined by the bankfull elevation. Bankfull elevation is the level at which water begins to leave the channel and move into the floodplain and is reached at a discharge which generally has a recurrence interval of 1 to 2 years on the annual flood series. Critical habitat in lake areas is defined by the perimeter of the water body as displayed on standard 1:24,000 scale topographic maps or the elevation of ordinary high water, whichever is greater.See the final rule (81 FR 9252) for descriptions of areas excluded from this critical habitat designation. Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying Integrated Natural Resource Management Plan) were not clipped out of the data. Excluded Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) lands and Indian lands were not clipped out of the data.

This spatial data file was modified from NMFS’s “agency-official” species critical habitat data to aid in the ESA/FIFRA section 7 pesticide consultation process. For example, existing data were adapted to incorporate associated watersheds where applicable, based on the USGS Watershed Boundary Dataset HUC-12 data (https://www.usgs.gov/national-hydrography/watershed-boundary-dataset). The modifications to the NMFS critical habitat spatial data make the data more compatible for future analyses with EPA’s Use Data Layers (UDLs). The following “Description” is from the original, “agency-official” data that was used to make this HUC-based map. Most of the metadata record for this species matches the “agency-official” record; however, NMFS added a new "Citation", "File Identifier", “Credits”, “Point of Contact”, and “Lineage Process Step” that are unique to this HUC-based critical habitat data.

These data are not the official legal definition of critical habitat. The Code of Federal Regulations (50 CFR 226.212) is the source for the legal definition of the critical habitat designation.

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Clarifications only apply to this feature class.

Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying INRMP): yes (not clipped)

Military areas excluded due to national security impacts: none

Indian lands excluded: yes (not clipped)

Economic exclusions: yes (clipped out)

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) exclusions: yes (not clipped)

Unoccupied areas designated: yes

Federal Register final rule page:

February 24, 2016, 81 FR 9271

For additional information and maps:

NMFS. 2015. Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead - Final Section 4(b)(2) Report. NMFS West Coast Region Report. December 2015. 101 pp.2021-05-05T00:00:00Endangered Species Act critical habitat spatial data clarificationsConformance Check2021-05-05T00:00:00Clarifications only apply to this feature class.

Military areas ineligible for designation (qualifying INRMP): yes (not clipped)

Military areas excluded due to national security impacts: none

Indian lands excluded: yes (not clipped)

Economic exclusions: yes (clipped out)

Habitat Conservation Plan (HCP) exclusions: yes (not clipped)

Unoccupied areas designated: yes

Federal Register final rule page:

February 24, 2016, 81 FR 9271

For additional information and maps:

NMFS. 2015. Designation of Critical Habitat for Lower Columbia River Coho Salmon and Puget Sound Steelhead - Final Section 4(b)(2) Report. NMFS West Coast Region Report. December 2015. 101 pp.1