Little Clatskanie River should not be confused with Klaskanine River.
| Little Clatskanie 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 Clatskanie and the Klaskanine[1] |
| Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map: | USA Oregon |
| Pushpin Map Size: | 300 |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location of the mouth of the Little Clatskanie River in Oregon |
| Subdivision Type1: | Country |
| Subdivision Name1: | United States |
| Subdivision Type2: | State |
| Subdivision Name2: | Oregon |
| Subdivision Type4: | County |
| Subdivision Name4: | Columbia County |
| Source1: | Northern Oregon Coast Range |
| Source1 Location: | Sarafin Point, Columbia County, Oregon |
| Source1 Coordinates: | 45.9097°N -122.9944°W[2] |
| Source1 Elevation: | 1245feet[3] |
| Mouth: | Clatskanie River |
| Mouth Location: | near Apiary, Columbia County, Oregon |
| Mouth Coordinates: | 45.9886°N -123.0389°W |
| Mouth Elevation: | 620feet |
The Little Clatskanie River is a short tributary of the Clatskanie River in Columbia County in the U.S. state of Oregon. It begins near Sarafin Point in the Northern Oregon Coast Range northwest of St. Helens and flows generally north to meet the larger stream near the unincorporated community of Apiary. The mouth of the Little Clatskanie is about 16miles from the main stem Clatskanie's confluence with the Columbia River. The Little Clatskanie has no named tributaries.[4]
According to Fishing in Oregon, the entire Clatskanie system supports a population of resident cutthroat trout.[5]