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Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, report of preliminary examination of Yaquina Bay and Bar entrance, Oregon

Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors

Abstract:

This is a response for a request for improvement of the Yaquina Bay bar and harbor entrance. Includes information on port and terminal facilities, area industries and commerce, and work done upriver from Yaquina to Elk City. Concludes that further work on the harbor entrance is unjustified.

Resource Type:

Technical Report

Full Text:

REPRESENTATiVES. (DOCUMENT 3d &erwn. f No. 1358. YAQU11A BAY AND BAR ENTRANCE, OREGON. LETTER PROM THE
Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg. Letter from the Secretary of War, transmitting, with a letter from the Chief of Engineers, reports on preliminary examination and survey of Yaquina Bar, Bay, and Harbor, Oreg., including consideration of any proposition for cooperation of local interests

Creator:

United States. Congress. House. Committee on Rivers and Harbors

Abstract:

The United States' declaration of war on Germany on April 6, 1917 imparted some urgency to harbor improvements. This document describes proposed projects at Yaquina Bay: to extend the south jetty, repair and extend the north jetty, construct a spur jetty and dredge the channel. The justification for these improvements...

Resource Type:

Technical Report