Sooes River
river in the United States of America
The Sooes River, also rendered Tsoo-Yess or Suez, is a stream on the Olympic Peninsula in the state of Washington in the United States. It originates in the northwestern Olympic Mountains and empties into the Pacific Ocean. The Makah National Fish Hatchery is located approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) upstream and raises a variety of salmonid species.
Course
The Sooes 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 (1.6 km) south of the mouth of the Waatch River.
Begin with the source’s own compact description: “Sooes River” is river in the United States of America. The dossier treats that line as a proposition to test through Sooes, River and river, not as a finished interpretation.
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Place names and jurisdictional language are key evidence: both can reveal earlier catalogue descriptions and overlooked record series. The source revision retrieved here is dated Aug 6, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q7562642. Authority coordinates are 48.324, -124.658. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank.
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