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A '''reach''' is a general term for a length of a stream or river, usually suggesting a level, uninterrupted stretch.<ref>Macfarlane, Robert, "Landmarks", Hamish Hamilton Press, 2015</ref> The beginning and ending points may be selected for geographic, historical or other reasons - and may be based on landmarks such as [[gauging station]]s, [[river mile]]s, natural features, and topography.<ref>[http://water.usgs.gov/wsc/glossary.html#R Hydrologic Definitions], Science in Your Watershed, [[United States Geological Survey|USGS]]</ref><ref>[http://www.streamnet.org/glossarystream.html Glossary: stream-related terms], StreamNet</ref>
[[Image:Hanford Reach.jpg|right|thumb|Example: [[Hanford Reach National Monument]], Washington State, USA. The last significant free-running (undammed) section of the Columbia River in the US]]
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