Sooes River
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]
Aerial photograph of Sooes River mouth on Makah Reservation
| Sooes River | |
|---|---|
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  Location of the mouth of the Sooes River in Washington | |
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Washington |
| County | Clallam |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Source | Olympic Mountains |
| • coordinates | 48°13′38″N 124°29′50″W[1] |
| Mouth | Pacific Ocean |
• coordinates | 48°19′27″N 124°39′27″W[1] |
Course
The Sooes 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 Sooes Beach on Makah Bay, about a mile south of the mouth of the Waatch River.[2]
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See also
- List of rivers of Washington
References
- U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Sooes River
- General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.
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