Wallooskee River
River in Oregon, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Wallooskee River (also known as the Walluski River) is a tributary of the Youngs River, about 10 miles (16 km) long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a small area of the foothills of the Coast Range near the mouth of the Columbia River. The Youngs River is a tributary of the Columbia River.
Wallooskee River | |
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Etymology | Wallooska, who in 1851 was the sole surviving member of a small band of Chinookan Indians who lived nearby[1] |
Location | |
Country | United States |
State | Oregon |
County | Clatsop County |
Physical characteristics | |
Source | Northern Oregon Coast Range |
• location | Clatsop County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 46°06′29″N 123°40′29″W[2] |
• elevation | 886 ft (270 m)[3] |
Mouth | Youngs River |
• location | near Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon |
• coordinates | 46°08′49″N 123°48′40″W[2] |
• elevation | 3 ft (0.91 m)[2] |
Length | 10 mi (16 km) |
It rises southwest of Astoria in a northern Clatsop County at 46.108165°N 123.674857°W / 46.108165; -123.674857 (Wallooskee River source). It flows generally west in a winding course. About a mile (1.6 km) before its mouth, it receives the Little Wallooskee River from the right at 46.1423303°N 123.780417°W / 46.1423303; -123.780417 (Little Wallooskee River mouth) which flows about 2 miles (3.2 km) from its source at 46.1395532°N 123.735971°W / 46.1395532; -123.735971 (Little Wallooskee River source). The Wallooskee enters Youngs River from the east at the south end of Youngs Bay, approximately 2 miles (3.2 km) south of Astoria.