Youngs River Falls facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Youngs River Falls
Youngs River Falls in late summer
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Location	Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
Coordinates	46°04′01″N 123°47′23″W / 46.067053°N 123.789859°W / 46.067053; -123.789859
Type	Cascade
Elevation	10 ft (3 m)
Total height	54 ft (16 m)
Number of drops	1
Total width	45 ft (14 m)
Watercourse	Youngs River

Youngs River Falls is a 54-foot (16 m) tall waterfall on the Youngs River in central Clatsop County, northwestern Oregon, United States. 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.

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.

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." In April 2016, Joseph T. Nestor, a 34-year-old Astoria man, fell and died from injuries at the falls.