Lake Crescent
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| Geographical location | Clallam County , Washington | |
| Tributaries | Barnes Creek, Smith Creek, Aurora Creek, Eagle Creek | |
| Drain | Lyre River | |
| Location close to the shore | Piedmont | |
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| Coordinates | 48 ° 4 ′ N , 123 ° 50 ′ W | |
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| Altitude above sea level | 177 m | |
| surface | 21 km² | |
| length | 19 km | |
| width | 2 km | |
| Maximum depth | 190 m | |
| Middle deep | 91 m | |
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| Lake Crescent at sunset | ||
Lake Crescent is a lake in Clallam County in the US state of Washington . It was originally called Lake Everett . Lake Crescent is a popular recreational destination in Olympic National Park . With a maximum water depth of 190 m, it is one of the deepest lakes in Washington. The lake drains through the Lyre River into the Juan de Fuca Strait . Nearby is the Piedmont settlement .
Lake Crescent is surrounded by numerous hiking trails, including the Spruce Railroad Trail . This follows the route of a former railway line and you can also see the entrance to a tunnel that the railway went through. However, the trail leads around the outside.
Emergence
The lake was formed when glaciers scraped deep valleys out of the rock during the last ice age . As a result, Lake Crescent looks very similar to a fjord and reaches a great depth. Some geologists suggest that Lake Crescent and nearby Lake Sutherland were originally the same lake, which was later separated by a landslide.
Ecosystem
Lake Crescent has crystal clear blue water of impressive clarity. This is due to the lack of nitrogen , which prevents the growth of algae .
There are three endemic fish species in the lake , Oncorhynchus mykiss irideus , Crescent cutthroat trout and one species of whitefish .
Web links
- Website the Olympic National Park (English)
- NW Travel - Lake Crescent ( Memento from September 29, 2007 in the Internet Archive ) Image of the website from September 29, 2007 via waybackmachine.org, accessed on March 10, 2011
- University of Washington Libraries Digital Collections - The Evergreen Playground Website on the history of tourism on the Olympic Peninsula, including the Olympic Loop Highway ( US Highway 101 ) and Olympic National Park, which contains many images of Lake Crescent.