Watershed Facts
Lyre River
(Due to time limitations, no information was compiled for Lake Crescent and the small independent streams)
- Basin Area (square miles) – 68.1
- Number of Salmon Stocks on a Historic Basis - 5
- Salmon Stock List – Status (Trends)
Fall Chinook—Stable
Fall Coho—Critical (Stable)
Fall Chum—Depressed (Declining)
Sockeye—Stable
Winter Steelhead--Unknown
Coastal Cutthroat--Unknown
Number Salmon Stocks listed under the Endangered Species Act – 0
- Number of Critical or Extirpated (extinct) Salmon Stocks – 1
- Major Factors Limiting Salmon Habitat – Fine Sediments, Altered Riparian Areas, Lack of Large Wood, Mainstem Channelization, "Stream Cleaning."
Under the federal Clean Water Act, section 303(d), every two years Washington State has to submit to the US Environmental Protection Agency (US EPA) a list of surface water bodies that fall short of water quality standards and are not expected to improve within the next two years.
Watershed Planning – This watershed is part of WRIA 19. The WRIA 19 Watershed Planning Unit meets monthly at Seiku. Contact Jeff Bohman for more information!
Jeff Bohman
(360)417-2000x2115 (360) 808-5945 (cell)
jbohman@co.clallam.wa.us
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