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 / 45.98528; -123.62444 [3]
Mouth Youngs Bay
 - 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°W / 46.18083; -123.87528Coordinates: 46°10′51″N 123°52′31″W / 46.18083°N 123.87528°W / 46.18083; -123.87528 [3]
Length 27 mi (43 km) [4]
Location of the mouth of Youngs River in Oregon

The Youngs River is a tributary of the Columbia River, approximately 27 miles (43 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 via Youngs Bay just approximately 10 miles (16 km) 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.

Named tributaries of Youngs River from source to mouth are Fall Creek and South Fork Youngs River, then Fox, Osgood, Rock, Bayney, Wawa, and Moosmoos creeks followed by the Klaskanine River. Below that come Cooperage, Battle Creek, Tucker, Casey, Binder, and Cook sloughs followed by the Wallooskee River. Further downstream are Crosel, Brown, and Craig creeks followed by Knowland Slough and the Lewis and Clark River.[5]

About 13 miles (21 km) from the mouth of the river are Youngs River Falls, a 54-foot (16 m) tall waterfall.[6]

See also

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. 1 2 3 "Youngs River". Geographic Names Information System (GNIS). United States Geological Survey. November 28, 1980. Retrieved August 16, 2009.
  4. ↑ Palmer, Tim (2014). Field Guide to Oregon Rivers. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press. p. 203. ISBN 978-0-87071-627-0.
  5. ↑ "United States Topographic Map". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved January 16, 2016 – via ACME Mapper. The map includes mile markers along the river as far upstream as Youngs River Falls, about 13 miles (21 km) from the mouth.
  6. ↑ "Youngs River Falls Clatsop County, Oregon". Retrieved 2016-05-25.
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