Yaquina Bay

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coastal bay estuary

Yaquina Bay is a coastal estuary on the central Oregon coast known for its rich marine ecosystems, fisheries, and role as a hub for marine research and recreation.

Observed surface forms (3)

Surface form Occurrences
Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site 1
Yaquina Bay eelgrass beds 1
Yaquina Bay estuary 1

Statements (53)

Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal bay ⓘ
estuary ⓘ
adjacentTo Newport, Oregon ⓘ
surface form: South Beach, Oregon

Yaquina Head ⓘ
cityOnShore Newport, Oregon ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
crossedBy U.S. Route 101 ⓘ
emptiesInto Pacific Ocean ⓘ
habitatFor Dungeness crab ⓘ
migratory birds ⓘ
salmon ⓘ
shellfish ⓘ
shorebirds ⓘ
hasBridge Yaquina Bay Bridge ⓘ
hasConservationConcern habitat protection ⓘ
water quality ⓘ
hasEcosystemType coastal estuary ecosystem ⓘ
eelgrass bed ⓘ
mudflat ⓘ
salt marsh ⓘ
hasLandmark Yaquina Bay Bridge ⓘ
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse ⓘ
Yaquina Head Lighthouse (nearby headland) ⓘ
hasMouthAt Newport, Oregon ⓘ
hasPort Port of Newport ⓘ
hasResearchInstitution Hatfield Marine Science Center ⓘ
Office of Marine and Aviation Operations ⓘ
surface form: NOAA Marine Operations Center–Pacific (in Newport)

Hatfield Marine Science Center ⓘ
surface form: Oregon State University marine facilities
inflowsFrom Yaquina River ⓘ
freshwater streams ⓘ
tidal exchange with Pacific Ocean ⓘ
knownFor fisheries ⓘ
marine research ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
rich marine ecosystems ⓘ
locatedIn Lincoln County, Oregon ⓘ
Oregon ⓘ
locatedOn central Oregon coast ⓘ
partOf Oregon estuary network ⓘ
region Pacific Northwest ⓘ
riverMouthOf Yaquina River ⓘ
supports fisheries research ⓘ
marine science education ⓘ
oceanographic research ⓘ
supportsActivity birdwatching ⓘ
boating ⓘ
clamming ⓘ
commercial fishing ⓘ
crabbing ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
recreational fishing ⓘ
sailing ⓘ
wildlife viewing ⓘ

Referenced by (11)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Yaquina Bay Bridge → crosses → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
Oregon estuary network → hasPart → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaquina Bay estuary
Oregon estuary network → hasPart → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaquina Bay eelgrass beds
Yaquina Bay Lighthouse → hasView → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
Newport, Oregon → locatedAtMouthOf → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
Port of Newport → locatedOn → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
Yaquina Bay Bridge → near → Yaquina Bay ⓘ
this entity surface form: Yaquina Bay State Recreation Site
subject surface form: Yaquina Head Lighthouse
Port of Newport → waterway → Yaquina Bay ⓘ