Budd Inlet
| Budd Inlet | |
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| Location | Thurston County, Washington |
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| Type | Inlet |
| Etymology | Thomas A. Budd |
| Part of | South Puget Sound |
| River sources | Deschutes River |
| Ocean/sea sources | Salish Sea |
| Max. length | 6.84 mi (11.01 km) |
| Max. width | 1.86 mi (2.99 km) |
| Average depth | 27 feet (8.2 m)[1] |
| Sections/sub-basins | West Bay, East Bay |
| Settlements | Olympia, Washington |
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Budd Inlet is an inlet located at the southernmost end of Puget Sound in Thurston County, Washington, surrounded on three sides by the City of Olympia.[2][3]
Etymology
[edit | edit source]Budd Inlet was named by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor Thomas A. Budd, who served as acting master of the Peacock and Vincennes.[4][5] A portion of the coast of Antarctica, Budd Coast, is also named for Thomas Budd.
History
[edit | edit source]Historically, the shores surrounding Budd Inlet were occupied by village sites of the Steh-Chass (or Stehchass), Lushootseed-speaking peoples who became part of the post-treaty Squaxin Island Tribe.
Around 1850, American settlers founded the city of Olympia at the southern end of Budd Inlet.[6]
Geography
[edit | edit source]Budd Inlet is 6.84 mi (11.01 km) long and has a maximum breadth of 1.86 mi (2.99 km). The southern end of Budd Inlet is divided into two channels – West Bay and East Bay – by a peninsula that was artificially broadened throughout the late 19th and early 20th century. The entrance to Budd Inlet is formed by two peninsulas: Cooper Point, and Boston Harbor, Washington.[7]
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The Deschutes River empties into West Bay just north of Tumwater Falls. The mudflats that existed here were dammed and submerged beneath Capitol Lake in 1949.
During c. 1909 – c. 1911, a deepwater shipping channel was dredged in East Bay to provide deep water access to the Port of Olympia, formed on November 7, 1922.[8]
Ecology
[edit | edit source]The inlet is contaminated from historical industrial activity (such as sawmills and plywood manufacturing) taking place in the area over the past century.[9] Inlet sediment samples were found to contain dioxins, dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, pentachlorophenol, and metals such as mercury, arsenic, cadmium.[10]
On May 15, 2025, as a result of a biotoxin which produces Diarrhetic shellfish poisoning being detected, the inlet was closed to recreational shellfish harvesting.[11]
A significant cleanup and restoration project is currently underway, with construction estimated to begin in 2027.[3]
See also
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External links
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