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Sooes River
Sooes River is located in Washington (state)
Sooes River
Location of the mouth of the Sooes River in Washington
Country United States
State Washington
County Clallam
Physical characteristics
Main source Olympic Mountains
48°13′38″N 124°29′50″W / 48.22722°N 124.49722°W / 48.22722; -124.49722
River mouth Pacific Ocean
48°19′27″N 124°39′27″W / 48.32417°N 124.65750°W / 48.32417; -124.65750

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.

Sooes River mouth
Aerial photograph of Sooes River mouth on Makah Reservation

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.

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