Klaskanine River should not be confused with Clatskanie River.
| Klaskanine River | |
| Name Etymology: | An Indian word, Tlats-kani, referring to a point in the Nehalem Valley but applied by whites to two rivers in the area, the Klaskanine and the Clatskanie[1] |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of Klaskanine River in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Clatsop County |
| Source1: | Northern Oregon Coast Range |
| Source1 Location: | Clatsop County, Oregon |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 46.09°N -123.7467°W[2] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 30feet[3] |
| Mouth: | Youngs River |
| Mouth Location: | near Astoria, Clatsop County, Oregon |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 46.0925°N -123.7758°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 3feet |
The Klaskanine River is a tributary of the Youngs River, approximately 16miles long, in northwest Oregon in the United States. It drains a small section of the Coast Range in the extreme northwest corner of the state in the watershed of the nearby Columbia River.
It rises in three short forks in the mountains in central Clatsop County, in the Clatsop State Forest north of Saddle Mountain State Natural Area. The Middle Fork joins the North Fork, which then joins the South Fork. The combined stream flows generally northwest and enters the Youngs River from the east approximately 5miles south of Astoria.