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142:48°00′07″N
1364:Wahkiakum
1344:Snohomish
1274:Jefferson
1191:by county
1138:See also:
946:districts
611:Elwha Dam
505:Elwha Dam
457:salmonids
440:in 1988.
400:Elwha Dam
233:Reservoir
1359:Thurston
1339:Skamania
1329:San Juan
1309:Okanogan
1289:Kittitas
1254:Garfield
1249:Franklin
1229:Columbia
944:Historic
887:archived
855:Archived
842:Archived
830:Archived
817:Archived
797:Archived
754:June 29,
748:Archived
712:June 23,
706:Archived
651:June 21,
561:See also
377:arch dam
349:88002742
215:Impounds
194:Built by
106:Location
1379:Whitman
1374:Whatcom
1354:Stevens
1349:Spokane
1314:Pacific
1299:Lincoln
1239:Douglas
1234:Cowlitz
1219:Clallam
767:Sources
512:Gallery
422:History
272:13.3 MW
238:Creates
1384:Yakima
1334:Skagit
1324:Pierce
1284:Kitsap
1269:Island
1214:Chelan
1209:Benton
1204:Asotin
781:
450:salmon
225:Height
1304:Mason
1294:Lewis
1259:Grant
1244:Ferry
1224:Clark
1199:Adams
1189:Lists
645:(PDF)
634:(PDF)
117:, in
1279:King
895:2016
779:ISBN
756:2017
718:and
714:2017
653:2016
497:The
429:The
314:Area
189:2014
181:1927
173:1925
934:in
387:in
344:No.
331:MPS
109:On
1471::
885:,
879:,
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