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Goodnews Bay Village, Goodnews Bay

Goodnews Bay is a Central Yup’ik village at the mouth of the Goodnews River where it enters Goodnews Bay, about 117 miles (189 km) south of Bethel and 12 miles (19 km) northeast of Platinum, Alaska.

Clo-oose, Cheewhat River

Clo-oose is the site of an abandoned village of the Ditidaht First Nation on the southwest coast of Vancouver Island, above a beach 0.25 miles (0.4 km) west of the Cheewhat River mouth, about 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Port Renfrew and 19 miles (31 km) southeast of Bamfield, British Columbia.

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.

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Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River, Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint

Pistol River flows generally southwest for 21 miles (34 km) to the Pistol River State Scenic Viewpoint overlooking the Pacific Ocean near the community of Pistol River, about 17 miles (27 km) north-northwest of Brookings and 10 miles (16 km) south of Gold Beach, Oregon.

Mermaid Island, Neptune Bay

Mermaid Island, Neptune Bay

Mermaid Island is located on McKeon Flats, a tidal flat formed by the Wosnesenski River as it flows into Neptune Bay, about 13 miles (21 km) northeast of Seldovia and 8 miles (13 km) south-southeast of Homer, Alaska.

Sahlin Falls, Sheep Bay

Sahlin Falls, Sheep Bay

Sahlin Falls is located at the base of Sahlin Creek on the northern shore of Sheep Bay, approximately 33 miles (53 km) southeast of Valdez and 13 miles (21 km) northwest of Cordova, Alaska.

Cottoneva Creek, Rockport Bay

Cottoneva Creek, Rockport Bay

Cottoneva Creek originates at an elevation of approximately 1,300 feet (400 m) in the Coast Range and flows generally south-southwest for 7 miles (11 km) to Rockport Bay, about 11 miles (18 km) southwest of Leggett and 7 miles (11 km) north-northwest of Westport, California.

Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm

Rainbow Valley, Turnagain Arm

Rainbow Valley is a watershed located on Turnagain Arm between Rainbow Peak to the west and Indianhouse Mountain to the east, approximately 17 miles (27 km) south-southeast of Anchorage and 17 miles (27 km) west-northwest of Girdwood, Alaska.

Queets River, Olympic National Park

Queets River, Olympic National Park

The Queets River flows approximately 53 miles (85 km), mostly through Olympic National Park, to the Pacific Ocean, about 60 miles (96 km) southwest of Aberdeen and 5 miles (8 km) south of Kalaloch, Washington.

Whitman Creek, Revillagigedo Island

Whitman Creek, Revillagigedo Island

Whitman Creek is on the southeast coast of Revillagigedo Island, about 14 miles (23 km) north of Metlakatla and 7 miles (11 km) east-southeast of Ketchikan, Alaska.

Border Field State Park, Playas de Tijuana

Border Field State Park, Playas de Tijuana

Border Field State Park is part of the Tijuana River National Estuarine Research Reserve, adjacent to the urban neighborhood of Playas de Tijuana, Mexico, located about 12 miles (19 km) south of San Diego, it lies within the city limits of Imperial Beach, California.

McArthur River, Trading Bay

McArthur River, Trading Bay

McArthur River flows southeast to Trading Bay on the west coast of Cook Inlet, approximately 65 miles (105 km) southwest of Anchorage and 29 miles (46 km) northwest of Kenai, Alaska.

Gualala, Gualala River

Gualala, Gualala River

The Gualala River flows into the Pacific Ocean at the community of Gualala, approximately 92 miles (148 km) northwest of San Francisco and 40 miles (64 km) south-southeast of Mendocino, California.

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