Lyre River

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The Lyre River is a short river on Washington State’s Olympic Peninsula that drains the clear, glacially carved waters of Lake Crescent toward the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf river
basinCountry United States
country United States
crosses U.S. Highway 101 vicinity
drainageBasin Lake Crescent basin
drains Lake Crescent
flowsGenerally northward
flowsInto Strait of Juan de Fuca
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
hasCharacteristic clear water
cold water
glacially influenced
short river
hasHydrologicalConnection Lake Crescent
Strait of Juan de Fuca
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
hasMouthNear Joyce, Washington
hasNameOrigin named after the musical instrument lyre
hasWatershedLandUse forested
rural
isPartOf Olympic Peninsula river network
length approximately 5 miles
approximately 8 kilometers
locatedIn Clallam County, Washington
Washington
locatedInTimeZone Pacific Time Zone
locatedOn Olympic Peninsula
mouth Strait of Juan de Fuca
linked to: Juan de Fuca Strait
mouthElevation sea level
nearbyProtectedArea Olympic National Park
originatesFrom glacially carved lake basin
recreation fishing
hiking
wildlife viewing
region Pacific Northwest
riverSystem Strait of Juan de Fuca watershed
source Lake Crescent
sourceElevation approximately 177 meters
approximately 580 feet
supportsSpecies salmon
trout
waterType freshwater

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Lake Crescent outflow Lyre River