Lewis and Clark River
Lewis and Clark River | |
Lewis and Clark River near its source at Saddle Mountain.
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Name origin: Meriwether Lewis and William Clark | |
Country | United States |
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State | Oregon |
County | Clatsop |
Source | Northern Oregon Coast Range |
- location | Saddle Mountain, Clatsop County, Oregon |
- elevation | 2,100 ft (640 m) [1] |
- coordinates | Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. [2] |
Mouth | Columbia River |
- location | Youngs Bay, Clatsop County, Oregon |
- elevation | 0 ft (0 m) [2] |
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Length | 20 mi (32 km) |
Basin | 62 sq mi (161 km2) [3] |
The Lewis and Clark River is a tributary of the Columbia 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 the Columbia near its mouth. 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.
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History and parks
The river was called the Netul River by Lewis and Clark and the Native American Clatsop people who were living in the area at the time. It continued to be known as the Netul River until 1925, when it was renamed to honor Lewis and Clark.[4] The river flows through Lewis and Clark National and State Historical Parks, which were collectively designated as a National Historical Park in 2004.
Fish
The river is widely known in the region as an excellent place to catch the bottom-feeding sturgeon, which is a popular sport fish in the area, and is home to an extensive salmon repopulation program, just outside Astoria, Oregon proper, that is currently run by the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife. The salmon fry, called "fingerlings" can be seen writhing and jumping within their net-lined pens along the river's eastern banks.[citation needed]
See also
References
- ↑ Source elevation derived from USGS topo map (Note: the source coordinates provided by the USGS GNIS webpage are clearly wrong.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Lewis and Clark River
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