Dyes Inlet is an inlet on the

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in western

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is located on the north shore of the inlet and has a marina, waterfront park, boat ramp, and boardwalk. The west shoreline is part of

Chico, Washington Chico is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Named in 1889 for a local Indian, Chico is located on the Dyes Inlet waterfront, southeast of Silverdale. At the 2010 census the ...

and the east shoreline is

Tracyton, Washington Tracyton is a census-designated place (CDP) in Kitsap County, Washington, United States. Its population was 5,233 at the 2010 census. It was named for 19th century Secretary of the Navy Benjamin F. Tracy. Geography Tracyton is located in centra ...

. Dyes Inlet is connected to

Port Orchard Port Orchard, part of Washington state's Puget Sound, is the strait that separates Bainbridge Island on the east from the Kitsap Peninsula on the west. It extends from Liberty Bay and Agate Pass in the north to Sinclair Inlet and Rich Passage ...

via the

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, Port Washington being an earlier name for the inlet. It was named for John W. W. Dyes, a

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with the

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of 1841. Chico Creek and Clear Creek are the major fresh waterways that drain into the inlet. Both creeks have heavy salmon runs during the fall. Dyes Inlet has hosted Unlimited Light Hydroplane races. The inlet is also referenced in

Death Cab for Cutie Death Cab for Cutie is an American rock band formed in Bellingham, Washington, in 1997. The band is currently composed of Ben Gibbard (vocals, guitar, piano), Nick Harmer (bass), Dave Depper (guitar, keyboards, backing vocals), Zac Rae (keyboar ...

's song 'Northern Lights' on their ninth studio album ''

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''.

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Inlets of Washington (state) Bodies of water of Kitsap County, Washington {{KitsapCountyWA-geo-stub