Young's Bay
| Young's Bay | ||
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| Waters | Columbia River | |
| Land mass | North America | |
| Geographical location | 46 ° 10 '29 " N , 123 ° 51' 58" W | |
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| width | approx. 3 km | |
| depth | approx. 5 km | |
| Tributaries | Youngs River , Lewis and Clark River | |
The Youngs Bay is a bay at the mouth of the Columbia River in the US state of Oregon . The rivers Youngs River and Lewis and Clark River flow into the bay .
Youngs Bay is bridged by Highway-101 (Highway-26).
The bay was discovered in 1792 by Lieutenant William Robert Broughton of George Vancouver's expedition. Youngs Bay and Youngs River were named after Sir George Young by the Royal Navy .