| Small Bays (No Ocean Access) |
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Coastal Bars, Bays & Rivers
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| Netarts Bay |
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Netarts Bay is shallow with numerous sandbars that are exposed at low water. There are no jetties at this entrance. Very few boats cross the bar, and they cross only when the most favorable conditions exist.
There is considerable sportfishing and crabbing inside the bay. Boats fishing inside the bay should exercise caution on the ebb tide when near the bar, since the strong current can pull a small boat out over the bar and into the surf.
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| Cape Kiwanda |
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One of the great attractions at Cape Kiwanda is the launching and landing of the dory fishing fleet from the beach, through the surf. Dory fishermen report that spectators can create a serious hazard, however, when they crowd the beach to watch the dories land.
For their own protection, spectators are asked to give the dories considerable room for landing, as the dorymen have very little control over their craft while the surf is moving them up onto the beach
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| Necanicum River |
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Dangerous - not suitable for crossings.
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| Salmon River |
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Dangerous - not suitable for crossings.
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| Nestucca Bay |
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Continual shoaling and shifting of sandbars makes the entrance to Nestucca Bay difficult or impossible to enter, and so it is rarely used. To the north of the entrance, Cape Kiwanda gives protection from northwesterly winds that predominate during the summer months.
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