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Grewingk Creek, Kachemak Bay

Grewingk Creek drains a glaciated watershed of 29,138 acres (11,792 ha) and flows generally northwest for 3.5 miles (5.6 km) from the terminus lake of the retreating Grewingk Glacier to the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 24 miles (39 km) northeast of Seldovia and 13 miles (21 km) east of Homer, Alaska.

Swanson River, Number Three Bay

Swanson River starts at an elevation of 224 feet (68 m) at the outlet of Gene Lake in the Swan Lake district on the Kenai Peninsula and flows generally southwest for 40 miles (64 km), draining a watershed of 162,496 acres (65,760 ha), to Number Three Bay on the southeastern shore of Cook Inlet, about 47 miles (76 km) southwest of Anchorage and 19 miles (31 km) north-northeast of Kenai, Alaska.

Leffingwell Camp, Flaxman Island

Leffingwell Camp is situated on Flaxman Island, a shape-shifting barrier island separating the Beaufort Sea to the north and Lion Bay to the south, about 58 miles (94 km) east of Deadhorse and 58 miles (94 km) west of Kaktovik, Alaska.

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Blyn, Sequim Bay

Blyn, Sequim Bay

Blyn is a small community located where Jimmycomelately Creek flows into Sequim Bay on the northern coast of the Olympic Peninsula, about 13 miles (21 km) southwest of Port Townsend and 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Sequim, Washington.

Emmonak, Yukon River Delta

Emmonak, Yukon River Delta

Emmonak is a Yup’ik community located in the Yukon River Delta, approximately 14 miles (23 km) upstream from the Bering Sea, about 92 miles (148 km) west-southwest of Saint Michael and 20 miles (32 km) northeast of Nunam Iqua, Alaska.

Rogue River, Gold Beach

Rogue River, Gold Beach

The Rogue River flows west for 215 miles (346 km) to the Pacific Ocean, about 23 miles (37 km) south-southeast of Port Orford and at Gold Beach, Oregon.

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

Kemano River, Gardner Canal

The Kemano River flows from the Kitimat Ranges to Kemano Bay on the northern shore of Gardner Canal, about 45 miles (72 km) south-southeast of Kitimat and 10 miles (16 km) southwest of Kemano, British Columbia.

Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay

Falls Creek, Kachemak Bay

Falls Creek is located on the Kenai Peninsula, flowing generally south for 3.2 miles (5 km) to the northwestern shore of Kachemak Bay, approximately 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Homer and 2.5 miles (4 km) southwest of Kachemak Selo, Alaska.

Elwha River, Angeles Point

Elwha River, Angeles Point

The Elwha River starts from a perennial snowfield at an elevation of 4,763 feet (1,452 m) in the Olympic Mountains and flows generally north for 45 miles (72 km) to Angeles Point at Freshwater Bay on the southern shore of the Strait of Juan de Fuca, about 33 miles (53 km) east-southeast of Clallam Bay and 6 miles (10 km) west-northwest of Port Angeles, Washington.

Barabara Point, Kachemak Bay

Barabara Point, Kachemak Bay

Barabara Point is on the Kenai Peninsula between McDonald Spit to the east and Seldovia Point to the west in Kachemak Bay, about 12 miles (19 km) south-southwest of Homer and 4 miles (6.5 km) northeast of Seldovia, Alaska.

Dillingham, Nushagak Bay

Dillingham, Nushagak Bay

Dillingham is a community on the south side of Snag Point at the confluence of the Wood and Nushagak Rivers, at the head of Nushagak Bay on the north coast of Bristol Bay, about 248 miles (400 km) west-southwest of Homer and 166 miles (270 km) southeast of Bethel, Alaska.

Waldport, Alsea Bay

Waldport, Alsea Bay

Waldport is a community situated on the southern shore of Alsea Bay, an estuary of the Alsea River, about 15 miles (24 km) south of Newport and 8 miles (13 km) north of Yachats, Oregon.

Humpy Creek, Kachemak Bay

Humpy Creek, Kachemak Bay

Humpy Creek drains a watershed of 6,912 acres (2,797 ha) and flows generally northwest for about 4.5 miles (7 km) from Emerald Lake at an elevation of 1,138 feet (347 m) in the Kenai Mountains to the southeastern shore of Kachemak Bay, about 67 miles (108 km) southwest of Seward and 14 miles (22.5 km) east-northeast of Homer, Alaska.

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