All lands within two hundred feet of the ordinary high water mark of any stream or river with an annual mean flow of more than twenty cubic feet per second, and any wetlands or other wetted areas which would otherwise be regulated by the critical areas ordinance (CEMC Chapter 18.01) but which are connected by surface flow to a shoreline water body, within or directly adjoining Cle Elum municipal limits shall be deemed within shoreline jurisdiction and shall be regulated by the Cle Elum SMP.

Within the city of Cle Elum the Yakima River and the Cle Elum River are the only shoreline water bodies which are regulated by the SMP along with any critical area connected by surface flow to these water bodies; however, such designations may change as determined by the shoreline manager.