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The Yaquina River (yuh-KWEN-uh) is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport

It rises in the mountains west of Corvalllis, in the Siuslaw National Forest along the county line between Benton and Lincoln counties. It flows south, then generally west, in a highly serpentine course, past Toledo. It enters the Pacific in Yaquina Bay, a broad estuary at Newport. The Yaquina Head Lighthouse is located on the coast near the mouth of the river.

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Oregon rivers

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Yaquina RiverThe Yaquina River (yuh-KWEN-uh) is a river, approximately 50 mi (80 km) long, on the Pacific coast of Oregon in the United States. It drains an area of the Coastal Range west of the Willamette Valley near Newport It rises in the mountains west of CorvalllYaquinaYaquina is now a place-name native of the American state of Oregon. It originally denoted a tribe of American Indians, now nearly extinct, along with their language. The remnants survive on the Siletz Reservation, Oregon, mostly of mixed blood. Yaquina alYaquina Head LighthouseThe Yaquina Head Lighthouse on the coast of Oregon is now an automated lighthouse. It is located near the mouth of the Yaquina River near Newport. Quick Facts Tallest lighthouse in Oregon. The tower is 93 feet (28. 3464 meters) tall. Operating since 1873.
Yaquina Bay BridgeThe Yaquina Bay Bridge is a steel through arch bridge that spans Yaquina Bay south of Newport, Oregon. It was designed by Conde McCullough. It opened on September 6, 1931, ending the last ferry service along the Oregon Coast Highway The bridge is 3,223 ft  
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