Yachats River

Yachats River
Mouth of the Yachats River
Origin	Central Oregon Coast Range
Mouth	Pacific Ocean
Basin countries	United States
Length	15 mi (24 km)
Source elevation	1,200 ft (370 m)
Mouth elevation	sea level
Avg. discharge	December: 350 cu ft/s (9.9 m3/s) September: 19 cu ft/s (0.54 m3/s)[1]
Basin area	44 sq mi (110 km2)[2]

The Yachats River (pronounced /ˈjɑːhɑːts/ yah-hahts) is a short river on the central Oregon coast, about 60 miles (100 km) west-north-west of Eugene. The name is the native name meaning at the foot of the mountain.^[3]

The river begins about 12 miles (19 km) east-south-east of Yachats, Oregon in steep, thick forest, a half mile north of Klickatat Mountain and flows northward about three miles (5 km), joins Grass Creek then about 0.4 miles (640 m) later joins with School Fork and turns westward. Keller Creek and Stump Creek join after about a mile (1.6 km) of meandering, followed after a half mile (800 m) by Neiglick Creek at river mile 10 (river kilometer 16). The river bed widens significantly and levels out to become very slow moving and turns northward about a half mile, then westward at river mile 8 (river kilometer 13). It meanders westward the rest of the way to the ocean. The sand and stone beach at the river bar is normally very shallow, which allows the tide to change the length of the river as much as a mile.

See also

• List of Oregon rivers

References

1. ^ "NOAA Biological Assessment Invasive Plant EIS" (word document). pp. Figure 11.3. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/invasiveplant-eis/Region-6-Inv-Plant-Toolbox/BAs%20and%20BOs/NOAA-Appendices-06-8-05-pg213.doc. Retrieved 2007-07-31. 
2. ^ "Yachats Roadwork Project Environmental Assessment". USDA Forest Service. 2006. pp. 1. http://www.fs.fed.us/r6/siuslaw/projects/nepa/yachats-road/yachatsroad-ea.pdf#search=%22%22yachats%20river%22%20watershed%20square%20miles%22. Retrieved 2006-08-20. 
3. ^ "Oregon's Covered Bridges—North Fork of the Yachats Bridge". 2004-02-24. http://home.comcast.net/~draft10/bridges/yachats.html. Retrieved 2006-08-20. 

Coordinates: 44°18′30″N 124°06′28″W / 44.30836°N 124.10772°W / 44.30836; -124.10772