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 in northwest Oregon in the United States. [1] It is near the town of Pacific City, which is in southwestern Tillamook County, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Cape Lookout. [2] The bay is a bar-built estuary and totals 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) in area. [3]
The Nestucca and Little Nestucca rivers enter the bay. [2] The bay is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Nestucca Spit which includes Bob Straub State Park. [2] A part of Nestucca Bay is included in the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
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 in northwest Oregon in the United States. [1] It is near the town of Pacific City, which is in southwestern Tillamook County, about 12 miles (19 km) south of Cape Lookout. [2] The bay is a bar-built estuary and totals 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) in area. [3]
The Nestucca and Little Nestucca rivers enter the bay. [2] The bay is separated from the Pacific Ocean by the Nestucca Spit which includes Bob Straub State Park. [2] A part of Nestucca Bay is included in the Nestucca Bay National Wildlife Refuge.