CITY OF DES MOINES SHORELINE MASTER PROGRAM

Des Moines Shoreline Inventory and Characterization
NEARSHORE BIOLOGICAL CHARACTERIZATION .................................................................... 30
WETLANDS ............................................................................................................................................. 30
CRITICAL FISH AND WILDLIFE AREAS ................................................................................................... 30
MARINE RIPARIAN ZONES ...................................................................................................................... 31
BANKS AND BLUFFS ............................................................................................................................... 31
BEACHES AND BACKSHORE.................................................................................................................... 31
FLATS ..................................................................................................................................................... 32
SUBESTUARIES (STREAM MOUTHS AND DELTAS).................................................................................. 33
EELGRASS MEADOWS............................................................................................................................. 34
KELP FORESTS ........................................................................................................................................ 34
PRIORITY HABITATS AND SPECIES ......................................................................................................... 35
Shellfish..............................................................................................................................................................35
Salmonids...........................................................................................................................................................36
Forage Fish........................................................................................................................................................36
Shorebirds and Upland Birds.............................................................................................................................38
SEGMENT SUMMARIES, ASSESSMENT, AND OPPORTUNITY AREAS................................... 39
SEGMENT A - DES MOINES BEACH PARK .............................................................................................. 39
Opportunity Area A-1 and A-2...........................................................................................................................40
SEGMENT B - DES MOINES MARINA ...................................................................................................... 42
SEGMENT C - ZENITH ............................................................................................................................. 43
Opportunity Area C-1 ........................................................................................................................................44
Opportunity Area C-2 ........................................................................................................................................45
Opportunity Area C-3 ........................................................................................................................................45
SEGMENT D - SALTWATER STATE PARK................................................................................................ 46
Opportunity Area D-1 ........................................................................................................................................47
Opportunity Area D-2 ........................................................................................................................................47
Opportunity Area D-3 ........................................................................................................................................47
SEGMENT E - WOODMONT / REDONDO NORTH ..................................................................................... 49
SEGMENT F - REDONDO BOAT LAUNCH / BEACH PARK ........................................................................ 50
SEGMENT G - REDONDO SOUTH............................................................................................................. 52
DATA GAPS AND RECOMMENDATIONS ........................................................................................ 54
CONCLUSIONS ....................................................................................................................................... 55
REFERENCES.......................................................................................................................................... 56
MAP FOLIO.............................................................................................................................................. 61
City-wide maps:
Figure 1. City of Des Moines - Overview
Figure 2. Shoreline Jurisdiction and Planning Segments
Watershed Scale maps:
Figure 3. Soils and Potential Wetlands
Figure 4. Surficial Geology and Topography
Figure 5. Surface Water and Aquifer Recharge Areas
Figure 6. Land Use Change - 1942-2002
Reach Scale maps:
Figure 7. Generalized Existing Land Use
Figure 8. Existing Shoreline Environment Designations
Figure 9. Zoning Designations
Figure 10. Public Access
Figure 11. Nearshore Processes
Figure 12. Geologically Hazardous Areas
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