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In the book, Galadriel is stated to be the "greatest of the eldar" with Feanor, though wiser than he.
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It doesn't mean she was more powerful.
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And, lastly, Lothlorien and the kingdom of Thranduil were the most important elven regions during the War of the Ring on the 3rd age, according to the UT. Not Imladris.
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That's because Imladris wasn't really a region or a kingdom. It was a pretty little refugee camp. Like Saucepan Man already said, it didn't have an army of elves running around like Lothlorien and Mirkwood.
And also, what about the fact that Elrond could control a river? This is from FOTR, Many Meetings-
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"Who made the flood?" asked Frodo.
"Elrond commanded it," answered Gandalf. "The river of this valley is under his power, and it will rise in anger when he has great need to bar the Ford."
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How often do you see someone command nature? Sounds pretty powerful to me.
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"Still that must be expected," said Gandalf to himself. "He is not half through yet, and to what he will come in the end not even Elrond can fortell."
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As if to say, if Elrond can't see the future for him, then there's no knowing for sure. Elrond has a lot more power than people give him credit for, mainly because he doesn't use it outright like Galadriel does.