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Budd Inlet
East Bay, the SE lobe of Budd Inlet.jpg
Looking south toward East Bay
Budd Inlet is located in Washington (state)
Budd Inlet
Budd Inlet
Location in Washington (state)
Location Thurston County, Washington
Coordinates 47°5′39″N 122°54′48.7″W / 47.09417°N 122.913528°W / 47.09417; -122.913528
Type Inlet
Part of South Puget Sound
River sources Deschutes River
Ocean/sea sources Salish Sea
Max. length 6.84 mi (11.01 km)
Max. width 1.86 mi (2.99 km)
Sections/sub-basins West Bay, East Bay

Budd Inlet is an inlet located at the southern end of Puget Sound in Thurston County, Washington. It is the southernmost arm of Puget Sound.

Etymology

Budd Inlet was named by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor Thomas A. Budd, who served as acting master of the Peacock and Vincennes. A portion of the coast of Antarctica, Budd Coast, is also named for Thomas Budd.

History

Bird's-eye view of Olympia, capitol of the State of Washigton, overlooking the head of Puget Sound, 1893 (WASTATE 2194)
Overlooking Olympia and Budd Inlet, 1893

Historically, the shores surrounding Budd Inlet were occupied by village sites of the Steh-Chass (or Stehchass), Lushootseed-speaking peoples who became part of the post-treaty Squaxin Island Tribe.

Around 1850, American settlers founded the city of Olympia at the southern end of Budd Inlet.

Geography

Budd Inlet is 6.84 mi (11.01 km) long and has a maximum breadth of 1.86 mi (2.99 km). The southern end of Budd Inlet is divided into two channels - West Bay and East Bay - by a peninsula that was artificially broadened throughout the late 19th and early 20th century.

The Deschutes River empties into West Bay just north of Tumwater Falls. The mudflats that existed here were dammed and submerged beneath Capitol Lake in 1949.

A deepwater shipping channel was dredged in East Bay to provide deep water access to the Port of Olympia.

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