Sediments from Yaquina Bay and the Yaquina River from the river mouth to river mile 14, and from Depoe Slough at river mile .25 and 1.5 were tested. While sediments near the river mouth were "extremely clean," and main-channel sediments were relatively clean, Depoe Slough sediments were more polluted. Alternatives...
Depoe Bay, situated on the Oregon Coast about 100 miles south of the mouth of the Columbia River and 13 miles north of Yaquina Bay at Newport, Oregon, is a small, rock-bound tidal lagoon much affected by man's activities.
In its natural condition, Depoe Bay was very shallow, with a...