Siuslaw River and Bar, Oregon
Rises in coast range, flows about 110 miles westerly and empties into Pacific Ocean about 160 miles south of entrance of Columbia River and 485 miles north of San Francisco Bay, CA.
Port dock at Florence, 150 feet wide and 350 feet long, is about 5.3 miles above river entrance and accommodates a fish-receiving station at east end of wharf which maintains a 2-ton capacity winch and supplies gasoline, oil and ice to fishermen. Other facilities at Florence consist of various floatways which provide docking facilities for fishing vessels and other small craft and a floating dock with accommodations for 75 commercial fishing vessels. Adjacent to commercial basin is mooring basin with accommodations for 200 sport boats of all sizes.
Modern docks for loading ocean-going barges with packaged lumber is maintained at Mapleton and owned by the Davison Lumber Company.
There are also a number of private landings and log booms between Cushman and Mapleton to accommodate river traffic. These facilities are considered adequate for existing traffic.
AUTHORIZED BY:
Rivers and Harbor Act of: 19 Sep 1890, 25 Jun 1910, 3 Mar 1925, 3 Jul 1958. Section 107 Project in 1960. Public Law 96367; 1 Oct 1980.
Project Description
Jetties:
North Jetty is 8,390 feet long.
North Spur Jetty is 400 feet long.
South Jetty is 4,200 feet long.
South Spur Jetty is 400 feet long.
Channel:
Entrance channel from deep water to river mile 0 is 300 feet wide and 16 feet deep.
Thenace a channel is 5 miles long, 200 feet wide, and 16 feet deep.
From a turning basin at Florence is 600 feet long, 400 feet wide, and 16 feet long.
Thence a channel from Florence to river mile 16.5 is 11.5 miles long, 150 feet wide, and 12 feet deep.
The turning basin at river mile 15.5 is 500 feet long, 300 feet wide, and 12 feet deep.