Lewis and Clark River

Lewis and Clark River
Lewis and Clark River near its source at Saddle Mountain
Lewis and Clark River is located in Oregon
Lewis and Clark River
Location of the mouth of the Lewis and Clark River in Oregon
EtymologyMeriwether Lewis and William Clark
Native nameNetul (Chinook)
Location
CountryUnited States
StateOregon
CountyClatsop County
Physical characteristics
SourceNorthern Oregon Coast Range
 • locationSaddle Mountain, Clatsop County, Oregon
 • coordinates45°57′49″N 123°38′21″W / 45.96361°N 123.63917°W / 45.96361; -123.63917[1]
 • elevation2,100 ft (640 m)[2]
MouthYoungs River
 • location
Youngs Bay, Clatsop County, Oregon
 • coordinates
46°10′6″N 123°51′47″W / 46.16833°N 123.86306°W / 46.16833; -123.86306[1]
 • elevation
3 ft (0.91 m)[1]
Length20 mi (32 km)
Basin size62 sq mi (160 km2)[3]

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 km2) 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 the Lewis and Clark Expedition. The river is named for Meriwether Lewis and William Clark.

[1]

  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis and Clark River
  2. ^ Source elevation derived from USGS topo map (Note: the source coordinates provided by the USGS GNIS webpage are clearly wrong.
  3. ^ "Watershed Boundary Dataset". United States Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service. Retrieved 4 September 2010.