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52:Location of Alder Creek mouth
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1315:History of the Yosemite area
476:List of rivers of California
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1075:Galen Clark
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854:Nevada Fall
849:Vernal Fall
839:Mirror Lake
834:Happy Isles
779:attractions
761:Wawona Tree
741:Badger Pass
713:Attractions
423:Alder Creek
416:Wawona Road
385:Tributaries
341:Progression
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244:119°41′55″W
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1461:Categories
1306:Additional
1297:Lee Vining
1262:Chinquapin
1123:Camp Curry
935:Taft Point
915:Mist Trail
844:North Dome
803:El Capitan
796:El Capitan
756:Tioga Pass
554:"Get Maps"
525:"Get Maps"
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357:Suisun Bay
287:Basin size
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