Creek Health Monitoring

How is the water in your neighborhood creek? Click to learn more on our new, interactive dashboards.

NEW! Interactive Watershed and Creek Health Dashboards

The creeks, lakes, and scenic views of waterways in Kirkland help make it a great place to live, work, and play. Maintaining clean water and healthy habitat in these waterways is essential to the quality of life for the residents, businesses, and wildlife that call Kirkland home. 

Kirkland monitors the health of 12 watersheds using physical, chemical, and biological data. We can use this data to identify issues and learn where actions are making a difference. These dashboards share the results of these monitoring efforts.

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2023 Watershed Report Cards

Kirkland monitors the health of 12 watersheds, using physical, chemical, and biological factors. These report cards contain the results.

The conditions of a watershed are dynamic and can change at any time. The information in these pages should only be used for general reference.

 2023 Report Card Map Image(PDF, 2MB)     

 

Read All Report Cards(PDF, 2MB)

Individual Watershed Report Cards

Carillon Creek

2022 Score - 88/100 (+4 Since Last Year)

View the Carillon Creek Report Card(PDF, 269KB)

Water quality in Carillon Creek was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2021. High levels of nitrogen are the primary reasons this basin did not score higher.

How to help Nitrogen in Carillon Creek:

 

Champagne Creek

2022 Score - 87/100 (+6 Since 2021)

Stream Bug Monitoring Score - 18/50 (Poor)

View the Champagne Creek Report Card(PDF, 275KB)

Water quality in Champagne Creek was in the Moderate Concern category in 2021. Low levels of oxygen combined with high phosphorus levels are the primary contributors to a lower score.

How to help Phosphorus in Champagne Creek:

  • Scoop and throw away pet waste to reduce phosphorus runoff. 

 

Denny Creek

2022 Score - 87/100 (+2 Since 2021)

Stream Bug Monitoring Score - 30/50 (Fair)

View the Denny Creek Report Card(PDF, 298KB)

Water quality in Denny Creek was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. High levels of nitrogen and phosphorus are the primary reasons why Denny Creek did not score higher.

How to help Nitrogen and Phosphorus in Denny Creek:

 

Forbes Creek

2022 Score - 80/100 (+1 Since 2021)

View the Forbes Creek Report Card(PDF, 317KB)

Water quality in Forbes Creek was in the Moderate Concern category in 2022. Low levels of oxygen combined with high levels of phosphorus are the primary contributors to a lower score.

How to help  Phosphorus in Forbes Creek:

  • Scoop and throw away pet waste to reduce phosphorus runoff.

 

Holmes Point

2022 Score - 86/100 (+18 Since 2021)

View the Holmes Point Report Card(PDF, 289KB)

Water quality in Holmes Point was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. High levels of nitrogen is the primary reason this basin did not score higher. 

How to help Nitrogen in Holmes Point:

Houghton Slope A

2022 Score - 85/100 (+5 Since 2021)

View the Houghton Slope A Report Card(PDF, 316KB)

Water quality in Houghton Slope A was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. High levels of nitrogen and high water temperatures are the primary reasons this basin did not score higher. 

How to help Nitrogen and Temperature in Houghton Slope A:

  • Plant a tree - trees help lower water temperatures.
  • Minimize fertilizer use in your lawn and garden to reduce nitrogen runoff.
  • Wash Right - If outdoor washing, use only cold water and no soap or chemicals. Keep all water out of streets and storm drains. 

Houghton Slope B

2022 Score - 93/100 (+4 Since 2021)

View the Houghton Slope B Report Card(PDF, 287KB)

Water quality in Houghton Slope B was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2021. Increased levels of phosphorus and nitrogen are the primary reasons that Houghton Slope B did not score higher.

How to help Phosphorus and Nitrogen in Houghton Slope B:

Juanita Creek

2022 Score - 81/100 (+9 Since 2021)

Stream Bug Monitoring Score - 23/50 (Poor)

View the Juanita Creek Report Card(PDF, 333KB)

Water quality in Juanita Creek was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. Water quality samples were collected from five different sites throughout the basin.

Overall, low levels of oxygen combined with high levels of nutrients like nitrogen and phosphorus were common contributors to lower scores. The North Fork Tributary had the highest water quality scores in the Juanita Basin while the Totem Lake Tributary had the lowest water quality scores. 

How to help Juanita Creek:

Moss Bay/Everest Creek

2022 Score - 89/100 (+2 Since 2021)

View the Moss Bay/Everest Creek Report Card(PDF, 297KB)

Water quality in Moss Bay/Everest Creek was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. High levels of nitrogen is the primary reason this basin did not score higher.

How to help Nitrogen in Moss Bay/Everest Creek:

South Juanita Slope

2022 Score - 96/100 (+14 Since 2021)

View the South Juanita Slope Report Card(PDF, 278KB)

Water quality in South Juanita Slope was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. High phosphorus levels and high nitrogen levels were the primary contributors to a lower score.

How to help Phosphorus and Nitrogen in South Juanita Slope:

Yarrow Creek

2022 Score - 89/100 (+4 Since 2021)

View the Yarrow Creek Report Card(PDF, 294KB)

Water quality in Yarrow Creek was in the Some or Low Concern category in 2022. A high level of nitrogen is the primary reason why Yarrow Creek did not score higher.

How to help Nitrogen in Yarrow Creek: