Burley Lagoon is a picturesque watershed located on the

Key Peninsula The Key Peninsula ("The KP" or "The Key" to some locals) is a finger of land in Puget Sound, Washington, United States. It is approximately long and extends south from the Kitsap Peninsula. It is part of Pierce County, Washington. Some of its ...

in both

Pierce County, Washington Pierce County is a county in the U.S. state of Washington. As of the 2020 census, the population was 921,130, up from 795,225 in 2010, making it the second-most populous county in Washington, behind King County, and the 60th-most populous ...

and Kitsap County, Washington. The lagoon is part of the Puget Sound. Approximately sixty percent of the lagoon (marine waters) is in Pierce County and forty percent in Kitsap County. The percentages in each county are reversed for the watershed uplands. All of the commercial shellfish acreage, which is owned by Western Oyster Company, is in Pierce County. Historically rural, the lagoon is experiencing rapid growth as more people move to the area. The Purdy Bridge and Purdy Sand Spit Park separate Burley Lagoon from

Henderson Bay, Washington Henderson may refer to: People * Henderson (surname), description of the surname, and a list of people with the surname * Clan Henderson, a Scottish clan Places Argentina * Henderson, Buenos Aires Australia * Henderson, Western Australia Canada ...

. The unincorporated communities of Burley, Washington and

Purdy, Washington Purdy is a small unincorporated community and census-designated place north of the city of Gig Harbor, at the junction of Washington State Routes 16 and 302 on the northern boundary of Pierce County, Washington. It is located on the shores of ...

rest on the shores of Burley Lagoon.

Environmental Concerns

The Washington State Department of Transportation is currently investigating the possibility of building a controversial bridge over Burley Lagoon.WSDOT Projects - SR 302 - Establish New Corridor

External links

Washington State Department of Ecology Aerial Phot

References

Lagoons of the United States Bodies of water of Washington (state) Bodies of water of Kitsap County, Washington Bodies of water of Pierce County, Washington {{PierceCountyWA-geo-stub