Somass River
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Somass River is a river
River
A river is a natural watercourse, usually freshwater, flowing towards an ocean, a lake, a sea, or another river. In a few cases, a river simply flows into the ground or dries up completely before reaching another body of water. Small rivers may also be called by several other names, including...

 on Vancouver Island
Vancouver Island
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, in the Canadian province
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 of British Columbia
British Columbia
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. Its drainage basin
Drainage basin
A drainage basin is an extent or an area of land where surface water from rain and melting snow or ice converges to a single point, usually the exit of the basin, where the waters join another waterbody, such as a river, lake, reservoir, estuary, wetland, sea, or ocean...

 is 1412 square kilometres (545.2 sq mi) in size.

The river's name comes from a Nuu-chah-nulth
Nuu-chah-nulth language
Nuu-chah-nulth is a Wakashan language spoken in the Pacific Northwest of North America, on the west coast of Vancouver Island from Barkley Sound to Quatsino Sound in British Columbia, by the Nuu-chah-nulth people...

 word meaning "washing".

Course

The Stamp River and Sproat River join to form the Somass River, which flows generally southeast and south into Alberni Inlet. The river crosses Highway 4 outside of Port Alberni.
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