Lyre River
River in Washington, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Lyre River in the U.S. state of Washington flows out of Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park and into the Strait of Juan de Fuca. Originally referred to as "singing waters" by the Indians living near it,[6] the river was first named Rio de Cuesta by Europeans in 1790 by Gonzalo López de Haro, but was later called River Lyre after being charted by Captain Henry Kellett in 1847.[7]
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Lyre River | |
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Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Washington |
County | Clallam |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Lake Crescent |
• location | Olympic National Park |
• coordinates | 48°5′40″N 123°48′17″W[1] |
• elevation | 586 ft (179 m)[2] |
Mouth | Strait of Juan de Fuca |
• coordinates | 48°9′38″N 123°49′43″W[1] |
• elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Length | 5.2 mi (8.4 km)[3] |
Basin size | 67.5 sq mi (175 km2)[4] |
Discharge | |
• location | near Shadow[5] |
• average | 366 cu ft/s (10.4 m3/s)[5] |
Basin features | |
Tributaries | |
• left | June Creek, Boundary Creek (Lyre River)|Boundary Creek, Susie Creek |
• right | Nelson Creek (Lyre River)|Nelson Creek |
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