Tillamook Bay is a small inlet of the Pacific Ocean, approximately 6 mi (10 km) long and 2 mi (3 km) wide, on the northwest coast of the U.S. state of Oregon. The Pacific Ocean is the largest of the Earth 's Oceanic divisions A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government Oregon ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. It is located just north of Cape Meares in western Tillamook County approximately 75 mi (120 km) west of Portland. Cape Meares is a small headland on the Pacific coast of northwest Oregon Tillamook County is a county located in the US state of Oregon. Portland is a city located in the Northwestern United States, near the Confluence of the Willamette and Columbia rivers
Description and History
The bay is protected from the open ocean by shoals and a 3 mi (5 km) sandbar called the Bayocean Peninsula. It is surrounded closely by the Coastal Range except at its southeast end, where the town of Tillamook sits near the mouths of the Kilchis, Wilson, Trask and Tillamook rivers, which flow quickly down from the surrounding timber-producing regions of the Coastal Range to converge at the bay. A Coastal range is any range of mountains forming a coastline The city of Tillamook (ˈtɪləmʊk is the County seat of Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The Kilchis River is a river approximately 15 mi (24 km long on the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. The Wilson River is a river approximately 20 mi (30 km long in the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. The Trask River is a river approximately 12 mi (19 km) long in northwestern Oregon in the United States. The Tillamook River is a river approximately 12 mi (19 km long on the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. The short Miami River enters the north end of the bay. The Miami River is a short coastal River, approximately 12 miles (19 km long on the coast of northwest Oregon in the United States. The small fishing village of Garibaldi sits near the cliffs opening of the bay in the ocean. Garibaldi (ˌɡærɨˈbɔːldi is a city in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. The rivers that feed the bay are known for their prolific steelhead and salmon runs. The rainbow trout ( Oncorhynchus mykiss) is a species of Salmonid native to tributaries of the Pacific Ocean in Asia and North America Salmon is the common name for several species of Fish of the family Salmonidae. The mixing of freshwater from the rivers with the ocean's saltwater makes the bay an estuary. An estuary is a semi-enclosed Coastal body of Water with one or more Rivers or Streams flowing into it and with a free connection to the open
The name "Tillamook" is Coast Salish word meaning "Land of Many Waters", probably referring to the rivers that enter the bay. Coast Salish refers to a cultural or ethnographic designation of a subgroup of the First Nations or Native American cultures in British Columbia, At the time of the arrival of Europeans, the area along the coast was inhabited by the Tillamook and other related Coast Salish tribes. Historians believe they entered the area around the year 1400 and Lewis and Clark estimated the population south of the Columbia River along the coast at approximately 2,200. The Columbia River (known as
The first American at Tillamook Bay was Captain Robert Gray who in August, 1788 arrived and explored the surrounding area. Robert Gray ( May 10, 1755 – c July 1806 was an American merchant sea-captain and explorer Year 1788 ( MDCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap He was the first known American to set foot on Oregon shore. Gray at first thought he had landed at the Columbia river but after discovering his mistake and a hostile encounter with the local natives, where one of Grays crew along with several natives were killed, he left the area after one weeks stay. The Columbia River (known as
The bay was settled in 1848 by Elbridge Trask, who overland journey to the bay and subsequent trials of early settlement were described in the 1960 historical novel Trask by Don Berry. Year 1848 ( MDCCCXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Elbridge Trask ( July 15, 1815 - June 23, 1863) was an American fur trapper and Mountain man in the Oregon Year 1960 ( MCMLX) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Don Berry (1931-2001 was an American artist and author best known for his historical novels early settlers in the Oregon Country. The novel, along with two sequels, are collectively known as the "Trask novels. "
In 1911 an Oregon Municipal corporation called the Port of Ocean Bay was formed by a special election to manage land at the entrance to the bay. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year During World War II, the United States Navy operated blimp patrol station in the bay at Naval Air Station Tillamook. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Naval Air Station Tillamook, located just south of Tillamook Oregon, was a U The station was decommissioned in 1948. Year 1948 ( MCMXLVIII) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the 1948 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. In 1953 the Port of Ocean Bay acquired the former station and began operating it as the Port of Tillamook Bay. Year 1953 ( MCMLIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. A 5. 5 mi (9 km) railroad spur, originally built by the Navy, connects the coastal communities along the bay to the Southern Pacific Railroad at Tillamook. The bay is within easy driving distance of Portland and is one of the most popular gateways the Oregon Coast. The Oregon Coast is a geographical term that is used to describe the Coast of the U The town of Tillamook is the location of the famous Tillamook Cheese Factory. The Tillamook County Creamery Association is a Dairy Co-operative headquartered in Tillamook County Oregon, United States.
See also
External links
- Terraserver: Tillamook Bay
- Native Americans of the Oregon Coast
- Port of Tillamook Bay
- Tillamook Bay is at coordinates Coordinates:
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