Youngs River Falls

Youngs River Falls

Youngs River Falls in late summer
Location Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Type Cascade
Elevation 10 ft (3 m)[1]
Total height 54 ft (16 m)[1]
Number of drops 1
Total width 45 ft (14 m)
Watercourse Youngs River

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

History

The first Americans to report on the falls were members of a hunting party from the Lewis and Clark Expedition, in March 1806.[1]

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.[1]

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

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "Youngs River Falls Clatsop County, Oregon". Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  2. ↑
  3. ↑ "Man dies after leap from falls near Oregon Coast". The Associated Press. Jul 22, 2014. Retrieved 2016-05-25.
  4. ↑ "Astoria man dies at Youngs River Falls". The Daily Astorian. April 23, 2016. Retrieved 2016-05-25.


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