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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.
Cutts Island, Carr Inlet
Cutts Island is a state park located about 0.5 miles (0.8 km) off the eastern shore of Carr Inlet in South Puget Sound, approximately 12 miles (19 km) northwest of Tacoma and 5 miles (8 km) west of Gig Harbor, Washington.
Friday Harbor Laboratories, San Juan Island
Friday Harbor Laboratories is a marine biology field station of the University of Washington situated on the northern shore of Friday Harbor, an embayment on the eastern coast of San Juan Island, about 72 miles (116 km) northwest of Seattle and 18 miles (29 km) west of Anacortes, Washington.
Anacortes Ferry Terminal, Guemes Channel
Anacortes ferry terminal is located at Ship Harbor, an embayment on the northwestern shore of Fidalgo Island and the southern shore of Guemes Channel, about 85 miles (137 km) north of Seattle and 3.7 miles (6 km) west of the community of Anacortes, Washington.
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.
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.
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.
Wa’atch River, Makah Bay
Wa’atch River flows generally north for 5 miles (8 km) to the confluence of Educket Creek and then west-southwest for 4.5 miles (7 km) to Makah Bay, about 20 miles (32 km) west-northwest of Clallam Bay and 3.3 miles (5.3 km) southwest of Neah Bay, 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.
Allyn, Case Inlet
Allyn is a community at the mouth of Sherwood Creek on the western shore of Case Inlet in the North Bay region of South Puget Sound, about 21 miles (34 km) northwest of Tacoma and 17 miles (27 km) northeast of Shelton, Washington.
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