Yaquina River
The Yaquina River is a stream, 59 miles long, on the Pacific coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. It drains an area of the Central Oregon Coast Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Oregon, United States of America
- Also known as: “Ilonia River”, “Yaquina Creek”, and “Yaquinna River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Oregon Coast Aquarium and Yaquina Bay Light.
Oregon Coast Aquarium
Public aquarium
The Oregon Coast Aquarium is an aquarium in Newport in the U.S. state of Oregon. Opened in 1992, the facility sits on 23 acres along Yaquina Bay near the Pacific Ocean.
Yaquina Bay Light
Lighthouse
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The Yaquina Bay Light is a lighthouse that was built in 1871, soon after the founding of the city of Newport, Oregon, in the United States. It is located on the north side of Yaquina Bay. Yaquina Bay Light is situated 2½ miles west of Yaquina River.
Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital
Hospital
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The Samaritan Health Services is a non-profit, integrated delivery healthcare system consisting of five hospitals, over 110 physician clinics, and multiple health insurance plans in Oregon and is headquartered in Corvallis, Oregon. Samaritan Pacific Communities Hospital is situated 2½ miles northwest of Yaquina River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Yaquina and South Beach.
Yaquina
Hamlet
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Yaquina, at one time a thriving port called Yaquina City, is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, in the U.S. state of Oregon. It is near the mouth of the Yaquina River, on the east side of Yaquina Bay, and is a 3-to-4-mile drive from Newport.
South Beach
Suburb
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South Beach is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. South Beach is located along the Pacific coast at Yaquina Bay, 1.5 miles south of Newport. South Beach has a post office with ZIP code 97366.
Newport Heights
Suburb
Newport Heights is an unincorporated community in Lincoln County, Oregon, United States. Newport Heights is situated 2½ miles north of Yaquina River.
Yaquina River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Lincoln, Oregon, Pacific Northwest, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
Discover Yaquina River from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
In Other Languages
From Asturian to Welsh—“Yaquina River” goes by many names.
- Asturian: “Ríu Yaquina”
- Catalan: “Yaquina”
- Cebuano: “Yaquina River”
- Dutch: “Yaquina River”
- Egyptian Arabic: “نهر ياكوينا”
- German: “Yaquina River”
- Indonesian: “Sungai Yaquina”
- Irish: “Abhainn Yaquina”
- Japanese: “ヤーキーナ川”
- Venetian: “Yaquina”
- Welsh: “Afon Yaquina”
Localities in the Area
Explore places such as Newport and Oysterville.
Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Sallys Slough and Idaho Point.
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