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The North Fork Raft River originates in the
Olympic Mountains very near the Quinault Reservation boundary. It is the longest tributary at about 17.5 mi (28.2 km). The total length of the North Fork and the mainstem Raft River below the confluence is about 20.5 mi (33.0 km). The
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Raft River. Crane, Cedar, and Lunch Creek all flow southwest from the
Olympic Mountains. Lunch Creek is joined by Meadow Creek shortly before meeting the Raft River. Less than a mile below Lunch Creek the Raft River is joined from the south by the South Fork Raft River. The South Fork begins a few
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Prairie. Continuing west the Raft River is joined by a couple small streams and then, from the south, Hoh Creek. After a few more miles the Raft River is joined, from the north, by the North Fork Raft River.
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called Tunnel Island and a cluster of smaller stacks, one of which is called
Elephant Rock. Elephant Rock was named for its arch which gave it the appearance of an elephant. However the "trunk" part of the arch collapsed in 2016.
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about 3,000 ft (910 m) wide. The river channel is about 90 ft (27 m) wide, expanding to over 300 ft (91 m) at river bends.
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Below the North Fork confluence the Raft River is joined by Red Creek and then Rainy Creek. In this reach the river
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The surficial geology of most of the Raft River's drainage basin is
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The river's estuary and lower reach, up to the North Fork, is in a
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The lowermost 1.19 mi (1.92 km) of the Raft River is a
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Measured using GNIS coordinates, Google Map, and ACME Mapper 2.2
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750:. Olympic Natural Resources Center, University of Washington
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The Raft River empties emptying into the
Pacific Ocean at a
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745:"Queets-Quinault Basin, Water Resource Inventory Area 21"
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consists of low hills and plateaus. Much of it has been
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Location of the mouth of the Raft River in
Washington
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592:List of rivers of Washington (state)
473:Raft River. The river also supports
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102:Physical characteristics
22:Raft River (British Columbia)
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323: • elevation
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347:Quinault Indian Reservation
335:20.5 mi (33.0 km)
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799:and Quinault Reservation
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544:North Fork Raft River
502:Quinault Indian Nation
306:47.46167°N 124.34278°W
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154:47.45389°N 124.16722°W
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571:Meadow Creek
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889:Individuals
754:4 September
726:4 September
579:Cedar Creek
553:Swede Creek
547:Wolf Creek
538:Rainy Creek
530:Tributaries
487:bald eagles
463:coho salmon
459:chum salmon
442:Environment
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1083:Categories
960:Raft River
651:GeoLocator
598:References
479:bull trout
418:floodplain
416:through a
363:Washington
359:U.S. state
343:Raft River
294:47°27′42″N
222:124°3′29″W
219:47°30′47″N
188:2nd source
145:124°10′2″W
142:47°27′14″N
86:Washington
33:Raft River
18:Raft River
999:(defunct)
931:Geography
858:Languages
562:Hoh Creek
541:Red Creek
471:main stem
452:clear-cut
425:sea stack
402:main stem
357:, in the
353:, on the
1014:Santiago
1004:Quinault
880:Quinault
875:Quileute
849:Quinault
844:Quileute
819:Chehalis
586:See also
517:alluvium
475:salmonid
414:meanders
67:Location
1019:Taholah
981:Moclips
870:Cowlitz
865:Chinook
829:Chinook
824:Cowlitz
812:Peoples
805:Culture
524:tsunami
436:estuary
72:Country
991:Queets
918:Casino
839:Queets
385:Course
332:Length
111:Source
92:County
901:Other
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82:State
756:2019
728:2019
506:ATVs
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