For the more information about water resources in the National Park Service, please visit http://www.nature.nps.gov/water/.

Coastal Watershed Condition Assessment Reports

Aerial view of the Kalaupapa Peninsula and the Offshore Islets. Photo by Guy Hughes.

Coastal Watershed Condition Assessment Reports review and synthesize information to determine the status of coastal park resources including water quality, habitat condition, invasive species, extractive uses, coastal development, and other issues affecting their condition. The reports characterize the relative health or status of water resources, identify actual or potential "stressors" upon these systems, and make recommendations for further studies or assessments where needed to fill information gaps to more fully evaluate condition.

[+] Central Alaska Network

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Wrangell-St. Elias National Park and Preserve, Alaska, 2006 (3.76 MB PDF)

[+] Gulf Coast Network

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Gulf Islands National Seashore (Florida & Mississippi), 2005 (7.25 MB PDF)
Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Padre Island National Seashore, Texas, 2004 (7.14 MB PDF)

[+] Great Lakes Network

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (Wisconsin), 2007 (5.34 MB PDF)
Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions, Isle Royale National Park, 2010 (4.79 MB PDF)
Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Pictured Rocks National Lakeshore, 2006 (11.6 MB PDF)
Assessment of Natural Resource Conditions; Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, 2009 (7.65 MB PDF)

[+] Klamath Network

Assessment of Coastal and Marine Resources and Watershed Conditions at Redwood National and State Parks (California), 2007 (4.35 MB PDF)

[+] Mediterranean Coast Network

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Cabrillo National Monument, California, 2006 (7.7 MB PDF)
Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Channel Islands National Park, California, 2006 (7.18 MB PDF)

[+] North Coast and Cascades Network

Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Ebey's Landing National Historical Reserve (Washington), 2007 (6.83 MB PDF)
The Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Lewis and Clark National Historical Park, Oregon and Washington, 2007 (2.4 MB PDF)
Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at Olympic National Park, Washington, 2008 (7.24 MB PDF)
Assessment of Coastal Water Resources and Watershed Conditions at San Juan Island National Historical Park, 2006 (5.97 MB PDF)