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Lake Crescent is known for brilliant blue waters and exceptional clarity caused by low levels of nitrogen in the water [1] that inhibit the growth of algae. The lake is located in a popular recreational area and features several trails, including the Spruce Railroad Trail , Pyramid Mountain trail, and the Barnes Creek trail to Marymere Falls .
Lake Crescent: Clallam: 584 5,100 1,500,000 624 Lyre River: Lyre River note 6] [8] [3] [5] Lake Whatcom ... † denotes that body of water crosses state border
In 1914 Avery and Julia Singer built a small hotel and cottages at Barnes Point on the shore of Lake Crescent, opening Singer's Tavern in 1915. [2] At the time of its opening, the Tavern consisted of seven Lodge rooms, five of which are still in use today, and a series of cottages, spending nearly $50,000 on the construction and furnishing of the hotel.
In 1913, Michael Earles, owner of the Sol Duc Hot Springs Resort, built on Lake Crescent the gasoline-launch Betty Earles (named after his daughter) to take guests bound for his lodge from the head of the lake to Fairholm, at the western end, where they would disembark and ride motor buses up to his resort. The boat was large for the lake, 65 ...
Fairholm (also spelled Fairholme) is a campground [1] in Clallam County, Washington, United States.The community is located at the west end of Lake Crescent in the Olympic National Park.
Piedmont is a small unincorporated community in Clallam County, Washington, United States. [1] It is located on Lake Crescent in the northwestern corner of the Olympic National Park.
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area is a U.S. national recreation area that encompasses the 130-mile (210 km) long Franklin D. Roosevelt Lake between Grand Coulee Dam and Northport, Washington, in eastern Washington state. The Grand Coulee Dam was built on the Columbia River in 1941 as part of the Columbia River Basin project.
Velocity of sound in water; c in distilled water at 25 °C : 1498 m/s c at other temperatures [8]: 1403 m/s at 0 °C 1427 m/s at 5 °C 1447 m/s at 10 °C 1481 m/s at 20 °C