Tsoo-Yess River

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Tsoo-Yess River
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Location of the mouth of the Tsoo-Yess River in Washington
Location
Country United States
State Washington
County Clallam
Physical characteristics
Source Olympic Mountains
  coordinates 48°13′38″N124°29′50″W / 48.22722°N 124.49722°W / 48.22722; -124.49722 [1]
Mouth Pacific Ocean
  coordinates
48°19′27″N124°39′27″W / 48.32417°N 124.65750°W / 48.32417; -124.65750 Coordinates: 48°19′27″N124°39′27″W / 48.32417°N 124.65750°W / 48.32417; -124.65750 [1]
  elevation
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Length14.5 miles

The Tsoo-Yess River, sometimes called the Sooes River, is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the U.S. state of Washington. It originates in the northwestern Olympic Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean. [2] The Makah National Fish Hatchery is located approximately 2 miles upstream and raises a variety of salmonid species.

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Aerial photograph of Tsoo-Yess River mouth on Makah Reservation Aerial photograph of Sooes River mouth on Makah Reservation.jpg
Aerial photograph of Tsoo-Yess River mouth on Makah Reservation

Course

The Tsoo-Yess River originates in the northwestern portion of Olympic Peninsula and flows generally northwest. Its tributaries include Snag Creek, Shafter Creek, Pilchuck Creek, Thirty Cent Creek, Miller Creek, Grimes Creek, Tyler Creek, and Kallapa Creek. Its lower reach flows through the Makah Reservation. It empties into the Pacific at Tsoo-Yess Beach on Makah Bay, about a mile south of the mouth of the Waatch River. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sooes River
  2. 1 2 General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.