Youngs River Falls is a 54-foot (16 m) tall[2] waterfall on the Youngs River in central Clatsop County, northwestern Oregon, United States.[1] They are located about 10 miles (16 km) south of Astoria.

Youngs River Falls
Youngs River Falls in late summer
Location	Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	46.067053°N 123.789859°W / 46.067053; -123.789859[1]
Type	Cascade
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)[2]
Total height	54 ft (16 m)[2]
Number of drops	1
Total width	45 ft (14 m)
Watercourse	Youngs River

History

The first Americans to report on the falls were members of a hunting party from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, in March 1806.[2]

In the media

The falls have appeared in movies such as Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home, Benji the Hunted and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III.[2]

In July 2014, Tod Gary Wagoner, of Williamsburg, Colorado, died after jumping from the falls, the "first [such] fatality at the falls in a while."[3] In April 2016, Joseph T. Nestor, a 34-year-old Astoria man, fell and died from injuries at the falls.[4]

References

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Youngs River Falls.

• Youngs River Falls from WaterfallsNorthwest.com
• "Youngs River Falls video" on YouTube

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