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Elwha River watershed

By Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center 2011 (approx.)
Map of an area with a jagged outline drawn around the area defined as a watershed of a river.
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Olympic Peninsula, Washington, showing Elwha River watershed (orange outline), boundary of Olympic National Park (yellow), and approximate dam sites (black-and-white bars). Modified from figure 1.2 in USGS Scientific Investigations Report 2011-5120. 

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