The Columbia River
Lewis and Clark finally arrived at the Pacific Ocean at Astoria, on the mouth of the Columbia River,
Missouri River
The Pacific OceanThe Missouri River
Mississippi River
Mississippi river, colorado rivers
pacific ocean or columbia river
They were commissioned by Thomas Jefferson to look for a water route to the pacific ocean, they were following the river hoping that it would lead out into the Pacific ocean.
on the west coast, in Oregon at the end of the Columbia river
yes, the route the took that led them most directly to the pacific ocean was the Columbia river.
The Pacific Ocean Coast near the Columbia River
Lewis and Clark, sadly, never actually saw the Pacific Ocean. They landed at the mouth of the Columbia River, Astoria, Oregon on November 7 1805. The day was rainy and foggy, and the Columbia River estuary was four or five miles wide and they could not see the Oregon side of the river or Point Adams at the mouth of the river in the distance. But they were close enough to have reached their goal.