It is the second southernmost arm of Puget Sound after neighboring Budd Inlet.
[1] Eld Inlet was given its present name by Charles Wilkes during the United States Exploring Expedition, to honor one of the expedition's officers, Midshipman Henry Eld.
[2][3] In May 1792 Peter Puget and Joseph Whidbey of the Vancouver Expedition explored Eld Inlet.
[5] McLane Creek drains into the southern end of Eld Inlet, forming a large mudflat known as Mud Bay.
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