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Ecola Creek, Cannon Beach
Ecola Creek flows into the Pacific Ocean at the northern edge of Cannon Beach, a small resort community approximately 30 miles (48 km) north of Tillamook and 8 miles (12 km) south of Seaside, Oregon.
Santa Barbara Lighthouse, Santa Barbara
The Santa Barbara Lighthouse is located between the East Mesa and West Mesa neighborhoods, about 2 miles (3 km) west of Santa Barbara Harbor, in the City of Santa Barbara, California.
Tunnel Island, Raft River
The Raft River, a stream located entirely within the Quinault Indian Reservation on the Olympic Peninsula, flows into the Pacific Ocean at Tunnel Island, approximately 9 miles (14 km) north of Taholah, Washington.
Joe Creek, Pacific Beach
Pacific Beach is a community situated at the mouth of Joe Creek, where the estuary is a strongly stratified lagoon with freshwater overlying saline water caused by a shallow sill that restricts circulation, about 25 miles (40 km) northwest of Hoquiam and 11 miles (18 km) south of Moclips, Washington.
SS Pezuta, Tlell River
The Tlell River flows generally north-northeast for 28 miles (45 km) to Hecate Strait, near the wreck of the steamship SS Pezuta, about 29 miles (47 km) south-southeast of Masset and 4.5 miles (7 km) north of Tlell, British Columbia.
Sheshalik Spit, Kotzebue Sound
Sheshalik is a spit about 6 miles (10 km) long consisting of accretionary beach ridges with some lagoons situated in Cape Krusenstern National Monument on Kotzebue Sound, about 40 miles (64 km) south of Noatak and 10 miles (16 km) northwest of Kotzebue, Alaska.
Sycamore Creek, Pfeiffer Beach
Sycamore Creek flows to Pfeiffer Beach on the Big Sur coast, about 26 miles (42 km) south of Monterey and 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Lucia, California.
Cannery Creek, Unakwik Inlet
Cannery Creek is the site of a salmon hatchery on the eastern shore of Unakwik Inlet in Prince William Sound and the Chugach National Forest, about 42 miles (68 km) northeast of Whittier and 41 miles (66 km) west-southwest of Valdez, Alaska.
Beaver Creek, Ona Beach
Beaver Creek flows generally west for 16 miles (26 km) to the Pacific Ocean at Ona Beach, approximately 9 miles (14.5 km) south of Newport and 7 miles (11.3 km) north of Waldport, Oregon.
Salinas River, Castroville
The Salinas River begins in the central California Coast Ranges and flows 175 miles (282 km) generally northwest to Monterey Bay, approximately 12 miles (19 km) north-northeast of Monterey and 3 miles (5 km) west-southwest of Castroville, California.
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