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Youngs River

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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
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The map includes mile markers along the river as far upstream as Youngs River Falls, about 13 miles (21 km) from the mouth.
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About 13 miles (21 km) from the mouth of the river are Youngs River Falls, a 54-foot (16 m) tall
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River. Further downstream are Crosel, Brown, and Craig creeks followed by Knowland Slough and the
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from the east approximately 5 miles (8 km) south of Astoria. It receives the
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in the extreme northwest corner of state, entering the Columbia via
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from the east approximately 2 miles (3 km) south of Astoria.
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and enters the south end of Youngs Bay on the Columbia at
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It rises in a remote section of the mountains of central
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just approximately 10 miles (16 km) from its mouth.
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Youngs River is located in Oregon
William Robert Broughton
Royal Navy
Sir George Young
United States
Oregon
Clatsop County
Northern Oregon Coast Range
Clatsop County
Oregon
45°59′07″N 123°37′28″W / 45.98528°N 123.62444°W / 45.98528; -123.62444
Mouth
Youngs Bay
Astoria
Clatsop County
Oregon
46°10′51″N 123°52′31″W / 46.18083°N 123.87528°W / 46.18083; -123.87528
Columbia River
Oregon
United States
Northern Oregon Coast Range
Youngs Bay
Clatsop County
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area
Youngs River Falls
Lewis and Clark Expedition
Fort Clatsop
William Clark
estuary

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