Netarts Bay
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Netarts Bay is a bay
on the northern Oregon Coast
of the U.S. state
of Oregon
, located about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Tillamook
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The bay is approximately 5 by 1.5 miles (8.0 by 2.4 km) and totals 2325 acres (9.4 km²) in area, making it Oregon's seventh largest bay.
Of that, 812 acres (3.3 km²) are permanently submerged—the balance of 1513 acres (6.1 km²) is intertidal land. It experiences a tidal range of 6.8 feet (207.3 cm).
The bay is part of a watershed of 13 mi2 that is fed by at least 16 small creeks. From north to south, there is Fall Creek, Hodgdon Creek, O'Hara Creek, Rice Creek, two unnamed creeks, Yager Creek, three unnamed creeks, Whiskey Creek, an unnamed creek, Austin Creek, two unnamed creeks, and Jackson Creek.
Layers of coarse sands and peat are below the soil along the coastline at Netarts Bay. Geologists have used this as evidence of significant earthquakes that have occurred in northwestern Oregon for more than 3,000 years. Tsunamis that resulted from the earthquakes deposited sediments from the ocean onto the coast.
Bay
A bay is an area of water mostly surrounded by land. Bays generally have calmer waters than the surrounding sea, due to the surrounding land blocking some waves and often reducing winds. Bays also exist as an inlet in a lake or pond. A large bay may be called a gulf, a sea, a sound, or a bight...
on the northern Oregon Coast
Oregon Coast
The Oregon Coast is a region of the U.S. state of Oregon. It runs generally north-south along the Pacific Ocean, forming the western border of the state; the region is bounded to the east by the Oregon Coast Range. The Oregon Coast stretches approximately from the Columbia River in the north to...
of the U.S. state
U.S. state
A U.S. state is any one of the 50 federated states of the United States of America that share sovereignty with the federal government. Because of this shared sovereignty, an American is a citizen both of the federal entity and of his or her state of domicile. Four states use the official title of...
of Oregon
Oregon
Oregon is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located on the Pacific coast, with Washington to the north, California to the south, Nevada on the southeast and Idaho to the east. The Columbia and Snake rivers delineate much of Oregon's northern and eastern...
, located about 5 miles (8 km) southwest of Tillamook
Tillamook, Oregon
The city of Tillamook is the county seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The city is located on the southeast end of Tillamook Bay on the Pacific Ocean. The population was 4,352 at the 2000 census...
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The bay is approximately 5 by 1.5 miles (8.0 by 2.4 km) and totals 2325 acres (9.4 km²) in area, making it Oregon's seventh largest bay.
Of that, 812 acres (3.3 km²) are permanently submerged—the balance of 1513 acres (6.1 km²) is intertidal land. It experiences a tidal range of 6.8 feet (207.3 cm).
The bay is part of a watershed of 13 mi2 that is fed by at least 16 small creeks. From north to south, there is Fall Creek, Hodgdon Creek, O'Hara Creek, Rice Creek, two unnamed creeks, Yager Creek, three unnamed creeks, Whiskey Creek, an unnamed creek, Austin Creek, two unnamed creeks, and Jackson Creek.
Layers of coarse sands and peat are below the soil along the coastline at Netarts Bay. Geologists have used this as evidence of significant earthquakes that have occurred in northwestern Oregon for more than 3,000 years. Tsunamis that resulted from the earthquakes deposited sediments from the ocean onto the coast.