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A June 1990 aerial photo of Yaquina Bay in Newport, Oregon. Yaquina Bay (/ j ə ˈ k w ɪ n ə / yə-KWIN-ə) is a coastal estuarine community found in Newport, OregonYaquina Bay is a semi-enclosed body of water, approximately 8 km 2 (3.2 mi 2) in area, with free connection to the Pacific Ocean, but also diluted with freshwater from the Yaquina River land drainage.
It is 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Yaquina Bay Light, and 14 miles (23 km) offshore. Running north, Stonewall Bank is 9 miles (14 km) long and 2.5 miles (4.0 km) wide. [3] Locally, Stonewall Bank is known as the Rock Pile, has good fishing for salmon, black rockfish and flatfish. [4]
A large charter fishing fleet operates out of Newport in search of halibut, salmon, and other fish found in the nearby ocean. [5] Species within the bay include cabezon, striped perch, rockfish, greenling, salmon, sturgeon, herring, and crabs. The river upstream of the bay supports populations of salmon, steelhead, and cutthroat trout. [5]
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South Jetty is a state park in Newport, Oregon, U.S. . The park is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department, and adjacent to South Beach State Park.Both are south of the jetties, which form the entrance to Yaquina Bay, one of Oregon's major fishing and whale watching ports.
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site, established in 1948, is a coastal state park in west-central Lincoln County, Oregon, United States, in the city of Newport. It is administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department , and located at the north end of Yaquina Bay near its outlet to the Pacific Ocean .
The park was named after Oswald West, the 14th Governor of Oregon and the man who led preserving Oregon's beaches for public use. A memorial marker for Matt Kramer, a journalist whose articles helped shift public opinion to preserve the beaches, sits at the trail divide between Short Sands beach and Cape Falcon.
Wetlands at Pigeon Butte in morning light. William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge is a natural area in the Willamette Valley in Oregon, United States. [3] [4] It was created to provide wintering habitat for dusky Canada geese.