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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.
Stonewall Bank, also, the Stonewall Bank Yelloweye Rockfish Conservation Areas (YRCA) [1] is a bar, loosely southwest of Newport, Oregon, United States. Waldport and Yachats are also near. [2] It is 17 miles (27 km) southwest of Yaquina Bay Light, and 14 miles (23 km) offshore.
Devils Punch Bowl is located about 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Depoe Bay, and about 8 miles (13 km) north of Newport in the community of Otter Rock, and about 1 ⁄ 4 mile (400 m) west of U.S. Route 101. The park encompasses 5.34 acres (2 ha), which includes picnic grounds. There is a trail for access to the beach, and tide pools.
Tide tables forecast the time of the next high water. [6] [7] The difference between these two times is the lunitidal interval. This value can be used to calibrate tide clock and wristwatches to allow for simple but crude tidal predictions. Unfortunately, the lunitidal intervals vary day-by-day even at a given location.
Nye Beach is a central district in Newport in the U.S. state of Oregon.The Nye Beach historic overlay district is bounded on the north and south sides by Northwest Twelfth Street and Southwest Second Street respectively; on the east side by Hurbert Street and on the west side by the Pacific Ocean. [1]
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The Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center (NNMREC) is a collaboration between Oregon State University and the University of Washington, and was founded with funding from the U.S. Department of Energy. It is one of three Marine Renewable Energy centers for Oregon State University, with research focused on wave and tidal energy.
Brian Booth State Park is a coastal recreational area located near Seal Rock, Lincoln County, Oregon United States, administered by the Oregon Parks and Recreation Department. It consists of two major portions: Ona Beach State Park and Beaver Creek State Natural Area, which were merged in 2013. [ 2 ]