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Dam Creek, Chinitna Bay

Dam Creek flows south for 5 miles (8 km) from the southwest flank of Mount Iliamna to merge with West Glacier Creek near the head of Chinitna Bay, about 62 miles (100 km) northwest of Homer and 44 miles (71 km) southeast of Port Alsworth, Alaska.

Selawik River, Kotzebue Sound

The Selawik River is about 140 miles (226 km) long, originating in the Purcell Mountains near the Zane Hills, and flows generally west through the Selawik National Wildlife Refuge to Selawik Lake that drains into Hotham Inlet on Kotzebue Sound, about 65 miles (105 km) southeast of Kotzebue and 9 miles (14.5 km) west of the village of Selawik, Alaska.

Bird Creek, Turnagain Arm

Bird Creek starts in the Chugach Mountains and flows southwest for 16 miles (26 km) to Turnagain Arm, about 22 miles (35 km) southeast of Anchorage and 12 miles (19 km) west of Girdwood, Alaska.

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Tutka River, Kachemak Bay

Tutka River, Kachemak Bay

The Tutka River flows generally westward to the head of Tutka Bay, a fjord on the southern coast of Kachemak Bay, approximately 18 miles (29 km) southeast of Homer and 15 miles (24 km) east of Seldovia, Alaska.

Osland, Smith Island

Osland, Smith Island

Osland was once an active fishing and boatbuilding community on the east coast of Smith Island at the mouth of the Skeena River, about 68 miles (109 km) southwest of Terrace and 14 miles (23 km) south-southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Ayakulik River, Kodiak Island

Ayakulik River, Kodiak Island

The Ayakulik River flows generally south for 30 miles (48 km) to the Shelikof Strait coast of Kodiak Island, about 89 miles (143 km) southwest of Kodiak and 22 miles (35 km) northwest of Akhiok, Alaska.

Leque Island, South Pass Stillaguamish River

Leque Island, South Pass Stillaguamish River

Leque Island is located at the mouth of the Stillaguamish River on South Pass channel that separates Camano Island from the mainland, about 43 miles (69 km) north of Seattle and 0.6 miles (1 km) southwest of Stanwood, Washington.

Sadie River, Kachemak Bay

Sadie River, Kachemak Bay

Sadie River starts on the western flank of the Kenai Mountains at an elevation of about 3,200 feet (975 m) and flows generally west-northwest for 6 miles (10 km) through Kachemak Bay State Park to the head of Sadie Cove, about 14.5 miles (23 km) south-southeast of Homer and 13 miles (20 km) east-northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.

Carlisle Cannery, Skeena River

Carlisle Cannery, Skeena River

Carlisle is a historical remote salmon cannery on the east bank at the mouth of the Skeena River, about 66 miles (106 km) southwest of Terrace and 17 miles (27 km) southeast of Prince Rupert, British Columbia.

Ophir, Euchre Creek

Ophir, Euchre Creek

Ophir is a small community on Euchre Creek in Curry County, about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) upstream from the Pacific Ocean, and 4 miles (6.5 km) northeast of the community of Nesika Beach, Oregon.

Taholah, Quinault River

Taholah, Quinault River

Taholah is a community located at the mouth of the Quinault River on lands of the Quinault Indian Nation, about 9 miles (14 km) north of Moclips and 41 miles (66 km) north of Hoquiam on the Olympic Peninsula, Washington.

Mattole River, Lost Coast

Mattole River, Lost Coast

The Mattole River flows approximately 62 miles (100 km) through the King Range to the Lost Coast at the Punta Gorda State Marine Reserve, about 10 miles (16 km) south of Cape Mendocino and 4 miles (6.4 km) west-southwest of Petrolia, California.

Amherst Glacier, College Fjord

Amherst Glacier, College Fjord

Amherst Glacier flows northwest for 4 miles (6.5 km) from the Chugach Mountains to a terminus lake, located 5.5 miles (9 km) northeast of Point Pakenham in College Fjord, the northwestern-most part of Prince William Sound, and 52 miles (83 km) southwest of Valdez, Alaska.

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