Wallooskee River
The Wallooskee River is a tributary of the Youngs River, about 10 miles 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.- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States
- Also known as: “Walluski River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Astoria Column and Old Youngs Bay Bridge.
Astoria Column
Scenic viewpoint
Photo: Decumanus, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Astoria Column is a tower in the northwest United States, overlooking the mouth of the Columbia River on Coxcomb Hill in Astoria, Oregon. Built in 1926, the concrete and steel structure is part of a 30-acre city park called Astor Park. Astoria Column is situated 2½ miles north of Wallooskee River.
Old Youngs Bay Bridge
Bridge
The Old Youngs Bay Bridge is a bascule bridge across Youngs Bay in Astoria, Oregon, completed in 1921. Conde McCullough was responsible for designing this bridge, his first for Oregon. Old Youngs Bay Bridge is situated 2 miles northwest of Wallooskee River.
Lewis and Clark River Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Lewis and Clark River Bridge is a bascule bridge that spans the Lewis and Clark River on U.S. Route 101 Business in Clatsop County, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough and opened in 1925. Lewis and Clark River Bridge is situated 2½ miles west of Wallooskee River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Miles Crossing and Jeffers Garden.
Miles Crossing
Locality
Miles Crossing is an unincorporated community in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States.
Jeffers Garden
Hamlet
Jeffers Garden is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. Its population was 368 as of the 2010 census. Jeffers Garden is situated 2 miles west of Wallooskee River.
Astoria
Photo: Farwestern, CC BY 3.0.
Astoria is a city on the Northern Oregon Coast. It is a small rainy town on the edge of the Columbia River and the Pacific Ocean. It is famous for being the terminus for the Lewis and Clark Expedition, the setting of the movie The Goonies, and its Victorian-era homes built into the hillside overlooking the Columbia River.
Wallooskee River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Clatsop, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Wallooskee River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Wallooskee River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Wallooskee”
- Catalan: “Wallooskee”
- Cebuano: “Wallooskee River”
- Dutch: “Wallooskee River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر والوسكى”
- German: “Wallooskee River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Wallooskee”
- Venetian: “Wallooskee”
- Welsh: “Afon Wallooskee”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Daggett Point and Navy Heights.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Greenwood Cemetery and Cook Slough.
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