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Tillamook Bay and Bar, Oregon

Aerial view of Tillamook BayAerial view of Tillamook Bay

Tillamook Bay is on Oregon coast about 50 miles south of mouth of Columbia River.

At Garibaldi a facility owned by the Port of Bay City, for shipping lumber and receiving logs, a public landing suitable for mooring fishing vessels, towboats, mooring fishing and recreational craft. A privately owned boat ramp and moorage is available for recreational craft.

AUTHORIZED BY:

Rivers and Harbor Act of: 25 Jul 1912, 2 Mar 1919, 3 Mar 1925, 30 Jun 1948, 3 Sep 1954, 27 Oct 1965.

Project Description:

Entrance:
Channel is 5,000 feet long, 18 feet deep, and has no prescribed width.
North Jetty is 5,700 feet long.
South Jetty is 8,000 feet long.

From Deep water in the bay to Miami Cove:
Channel is 3 miles long, 200 feet wide, and 18 feet deep.
Turning basin is 2,500 feet long, 500 feet wide, and 18 feet deep (is currently inactive).

Garibaldi:
Small boat basin is 12 feet deep.
Approach and channel is 12 feet deep.

Bay Ocean Peninsula:
Construction of a sand and rock filled dike between Pitcher Point and the town of Bay Ocean is 1.4 miles long.

 

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