6-599: The Lewis and Clark River is a tributary of Youngs River , approximately 20 miles (32 km) long, in northwest Oregon in the United States . It drains 62 square miles (160 km) of the Northern Oregon Coast Range in the extreme northwest corner of the state, entering Youngs River just above its mouth on the Columbia River at Youngs Bay . Near the river's mouth is the site of former Fort Clatsop of
12-576: 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 . The falls were encountered in 1806 by a hunting party of the Lewis and Clark Expedition from nearby Fort Clatsop and documented in William Clark 's journals. It broadens in a large estuary and enters the south end of Youngs Bay on
18-540: The Lewis and Clark Expedition . The river is named for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark . [1] The river was called the Netul River by Lewis and Clark and the Native American Clatsop people who were living in the area at the time. It continued to be known as the Netul River until 1925, when it was renamed to honor Lewis and Clark. The river flows through Lewis and Clark National Historical Park , which
24-566: 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
30-475: The river's eastern banks. The river also supports runs of wild steelhead and cutthroat trout . Youngs River 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
36-483: Was designated as a National Historical Park in 2004. The river is home to bottom-feeding white sturgeon , which is a sport fish in the area. It is also home to an extensive salmon repopulation program, just outside Astoria, Oregon proper, that is currently run by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife . The salmon fry, called "fingerlings" can be seen writhing and jumping within their net-lined pens along
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