Taylor Creek Restoration Project Online Open House

Welcome to the Taylor Creek Restoration Project online open house! Seattle Public Utilities (SPU) is planning improvements to Taylor Creek, which is located near the south end of Lake Washington in southeast Seattle.

 

This project would:

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• Address localized flooding and sediment deposition by improving drainage infrastructure

• Remove fish passage barriers and improve natural habitat

• Restore the natural drainage system in Taylor Creek to improve the watershed 

• Increase equitable access to open space for the community

 

The project area stretches from the shoreline of Lake Washington south across Rainier Avenue S, and into Lakeridge Park (also known as Dead Horse Canyon) and includes approximately 3,300 feet of creek restoration and improvements. SPU acquired property to create a new meandering creek channel at the lower reaches of Taylor Creek to increase the quality and size of habitat for threatened juvenile Chinook salmon and other species in Taylor Creek and at the Lake Washington shoreline. This project will also increase publicly accessible open space in southeast Seattle.

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Watch the video below for an overview of the project.