Commencement Bay
Bay of Puget Sound, location of Tacoma, Washington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the aircraft carrier class, see Commencement Bay-class escort carrier. For the lead ship of the class, see USS Commencement Bay (CVE-105).
Commencement Bay is a bay of Puget Sound in the U.S. state of Washington. The city of Tacoma is located on the bay, with the Port of Tacoma occupying the southeastern end. A line drawn from Point Defiance in the southwest to Browns Point in the northeast serves to mark the generally accepted division between the bay and the open sound. Commencement Bay has become home to one of the most active commercial ports in the world. The Port of Tacoma is the main port facility.
The Puyallup River is the largest freshwater stream emptying into the bay. Others include Ruston Creek, Mason Creek, Asarco Creek, Puget Creek, Hylebos Creek, and Wapato Creek.