Tsoo-Yess River Explained

Tsoo-Yess River
Name Other:c'u•yas
Map Size:300
Pushpin Map:USA Washington
Pushpin Map Size:300
Pushpin Map Caption:Location of the mouth of the Tsoo-Yess River in Washington
Subdivision Type1:Country
Subdivision Name1:United States
Subdivision Type2:State
Subdivision Name2:Washington
Subdivision Type4:County
Subdivision Name4:Clallam
Length:14.5 miles
Source1:Olympic Mountains
Source1 Coordinates:48.2272°N -124.4972°W
Mouth:Pacific Ocean
Mouth Coordinates:48.3242°N -124.6575°W
Mouth Elevation:0ft

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. [1] The Makah National Fish Hatchery is located approximately 2 miles upstream and raises a variety of salmonid species.

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.[1]

See also

Notes and References

  1. General course info from USGS topographic maps accessed via the "GNIS in Google Map" feature of the USGS Geographic Names Information System website.