Youngs River

Youngs River
The river as seen from Astoria
Name origin: Given by explorer William Robert Broughton, a lieutenant in the British Royal Navy, in honor of Sir George Young of the Royal Navy[1]
Country United States
State Oregon
County Clatsop County
Source Northern Oregon Coast Range
 - elevation 1,131 ft (345 m) [2]
 - coordinates 45°59′07″N 123°37′28″W / 45.98528°N 123.62444°W [3]
Mouth Columbia River
 - location near Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon
 - elevation 0 ft (0 m) [3]
 - coordinates 46°10′51″N 123°52′31″W / 46.18083°N 123.87528°WCoordinates: 46°10′51″N 123°52′31″W / 46.18083°N 123.87528°W [3]
Length 20 mi (32 km)
Location of the mouth of Youngs River in Oregon

The Youngs River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains part of the Northern Oregon Coast Range in the extreme northwest corner of state, entering the Columbia just upstream from its mouth.

It rises in a remote section of the mountains of central Clatsop County, north of Saddle Mountain State Natural Area. It flows generally northwest, passing over Youngs River Falls, discovered by a hunting party of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from nearby Fort Clatsop. It broadens in a large estuary and enters the south end of Youngs Bay on the Columbia at Astoria. It receives the Klaskanine River from the east approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Astoria. It receives the Wallooskee River from the east approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Astoria.

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References

  1. ↑ McArthur, Lewis A.; McArthur, Lewis L. (2003). Oregon Geographic Names, Seventh Edition. Portland, Oregon: Oregon Historical Society Press. pp. 1067–68. ISBN 0-87595-277-1.
  2. ↑ Source elevation derived from Google Earth search using GNIS source coordinates.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 "Youngs River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2009.

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