Nestucca Bay

Nestucca Bay aerial view from the north. (USFWS)

Coordinates: 45°10′N 123°58′W / 45.167°N 123.967°W Nestucca Bay is a bay formed by the confluence of the Nestucca River and the Pacific Ocean located in northwest Oregon in the United States. ^[1] It is located near the town of Pacific City in southwestern Tillamook County, approximately 12 mi (19 km) south of Cape Lookout. The bay is a bar-built estuary and totals 1,000 acres (4.0 km²) in area. ^[2] The Nestucca and Little Nestucca rivers enter the bay. The bay is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Nestucca Spit which includes Bob Straub State Park. A part of Nestucca Bay is included in the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.

References

1. "Nestucca Bay". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2013-03-24.
2. Advisory Committee to the State Land Board (August 1972). "An Inventory of Filled Lands in Nestucca River Estuary" (pdf). Oregon State University Scholars Archive. p. 2. Retrieved 2013-03-24.

External links

• "Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge". U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service.
• "Crabbing and Clamming in Nestucca Bay". Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife.