Tsoo-Yess River

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.

Aerial photograph of Tsoo-Yess River mouth on Makah Reservation

Tsoo-Yess River c'u•yas
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″N 124°29′50″W[1]
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
• coordinates	48°19′27″N 124°39′27″W[1]
• elevation	0ft
Length	14.5 miles

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]

See also

• List of rivers of Washington (state)

References

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