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503-0673011
AN INVENTORY OF FILLED LANDS
IN THE
COQUILLE RIVER
November 1972
ADVISORY COMMITTEE TO THE STATE LAND BOARD
Representative Anthony Meeker, Chairman
Senator Gordon W. McKay, Vice Chairman
Senator Betty Browne
Senator George Eivers
Representative Paul Hanneman
Representative Rod McKenzie
Representative Richard Magruder
Mr. Patrick Gilroy
Mr. Cecil L. Edwards, Executive Assistant
Prepared by the Advisory Committee's
Engineering Staff under the
direction of
Stanley F. Hamilton, P.E.
Staff Engineer
Oregon Division of State Lands
This report was funded by the Advisory Committee to
the State Land Board and a grant from the U.S.
Department of Labor's Emergency Employment Act of 1971
The Coquille River is a medium-sized coastal
stream draining a mountainous, heavily timbered
area, and a narrow, 19nland valley region some 1070
square miles in area._ The river discharges directly
into the Pacific Ocean at the small community of Bandon,
Oregon approximately 22 miles south of Coos Bay, Oregon.
The estuarine area of the Coquillq,River covers
703 acres?/ -- 350 acres are tidelands/ and 353 acres
are permanently submerged land. The State Land Board
has deeded 302 acres of the tideland area to private
ownersi/ , and, at the time of this report, an undetermined
amount of tidelands vests in p;ivate ownership because
of the tideland grant of 18782/.
The navigable length of the Coquille River is 37.0
miles; the North Fork 2.0miles; and the East Fork of
the North Fork 2.0 miles.1! The tidewater effect extends
up to Reed's Ford which is 1.0 mile above Arago Road
Bridge in Myrtle Point and to Cooper's Bridge 3.5 miles
above the mouth on the North Fork.1/
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The Coquille River is one of the finest steelhead
and salmon fishing streams on the Pacific Coast. However, a very narrow, shallow and dangerous bar at the
mouth of the river has precluded the development of
sport and commercial fisheries in this area. This condition has also hampered the expansion of the lumber
and log shipments from the Coquille River. As a result,
the Coquille River Estuary remains relatively undeveloped
and still displays many pristine characteristics particularly in the large tideland area just below the 101
Bridge.
The purpose of this study was to determine the location, ownership history, owner of record and use of filled
land in the Coquille River Estuary. Filled lands or
"new lands" and related terms are defined by Oregon
Statute Law which in many cases paraphrases English
Common Law. A few of the more important definitions
pertaining to filled land are shown below.
274.905 Definitions for ORS 274.905 to 274.940.
As used in ORS 274.905 to 274.940, unless the
context requires otherwise:
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(1) "New lands" means those lands, as distinguished
from bridges, wharves, quays and similar structures,
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protruding above the line of ordinary high water,
whether or not connected with the adjoining or
opposite upland or riparian lands on the same side
of the thread of the stream, which have been created
upon submersible or submerged lands by artificial
fill or deposit.
(2) "Public body" means the State of Oregon
or any port organized under the laws of this state
or any dock commission of any city of this state.
ORS 274.005. (7) "Submerged lands," except
as provided in ORS 274.705, means lands lying below
the line of ordinary low water of all navigable waters
within the boundaries of this state as heretofore
established, whether such waters are tidal or nontidal.
(8) "Submersible lands," except as provided
in ORS 274.705, means lands lying between the line of
ordinary high water and the line of ordinary low water
of all navigable waters and all islands, shore lands
or other such lands held by or granted to this state
by virtue of her sovereignty, wherever applicable,
within the boundaries of this state as heretofore or
hereafter established, whether such waters or lands
are tidal or nontidal.
Selected terms pertaining to tidelands and tidal
boundaries are defined in Appendix A.
A brief summary of the procedure used to obtain
information about the landfills in Coquille River is
shown below:
1) Obtain copies of all U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers (U.S.C.E.) permits for landfills or related
projects in study area. Compile and tabulate data.
2) Obtain aerial photographs covering entire
study area from U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S.
Forest Service, Oregon State Highway Dept., and other
agencies.
3) Obtain reasonably complete set of U.S. Coast
and Geodetic Survey (U.S.C.&G.S.) charts of study area.
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4) Prepare a comparison overlay showing earliest
and latest shorelines. Tentatively locate landfills
on overlay using permit data, aerial photographs, and
large changes in shoreline as shown by the overlay.
The list of charts used is shown at the end of this
report.
5) Visit estuary to verify location of landfills.
Document size, location, and use of fills.
6) Visit County Courthouse to obtain ownership
and assessment data if available.
7)
Compile and complete report.
Information collected during this study which
pertains to landfill ownership has been summarized in
Table I. Detailed sketches of each landfill are shown
in Appendix B, and a plate showing the location and
relative size of each landfill is located at the end
of this text. (The shaded areas on the sketch and
plat denote landfills.)
Table I shows ownership and location data. Each
landfill has been designated by a two-part number -the first part being an arbitrary number assigned during
this study and the second part being the Coos County
Account number. In addition to ownership and location,
this Table lists the area of the fill and indicates
whether a Corps of Engineers' Permit was issued.
The relative size and location of each fill discussed in Table I are shown on Plate I at the back of
this report. In addi .don, detailed drawings of each
landfill parcel and a brief summary of pertinent data
concerning the fill appears in Appendix B.
1/ U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
2/ Crisis in Oregon Estuaries
3/ Crisis in Oregon Estuaries (U.S.C.&G.S. Charts)
(Area between M.L.L.W. and M.H.H.W.)
4/ Total acreage deeded to private owners by State
Land Board
5/ Tideland Grant of 1878 (Oregon Legislative Act of
October 24, 1876 Page 70)
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SUMMARY
There are 54.76 acres of landfill on submerged
and submersible lands in the Coquille River Estuary.
Approximately 1.54 acres of landfill are located on
state-owned submerged land; the remaining 53.22 acres
of landfill are located on privately owned submersible
lands.
The majority of these fills have been under construction for many years because the primary source
of material has been the Army Engineers dredging program. These filled areas are currently being used for
industrial and commercially oriented businesses with no
particular emphasis on navigation or marine-oriented
uses.
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We wish to take this opportunity to thank all the
agencies which provided portions of the necessary information enabling the completion of this report. In
particular, we wish to extend our gratitude to the
following agencies:
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Portland District
Oregon Division of State Lands
Oregon State Highway Department
Coos County Assessor
Port of Bandon
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Maps and Charts Used in this Study
U.S.C. & G.S. Charts for the Years
1888
1917
1936
1968
1972
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers' Aerial Photos
1939
1956
1957
1964
1968
1972
Oregon State Highway Department Aerial Photos
1971
Coos County Assessor's Maps
Department of Revenue Forest Cover Maps
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APPENDIX A
DEFINITIONS OF TERMS PERTAINING TO
TIDELANDS AND TIDAL BOUNDARIES
Definitions Used by
U. S. Coast and Geodetic Survey
from
Shore and Sea Boundaries
by
Aaron L. Shalowitz
Mean Higher High Tide. - Same as Mean Higher High Water.
Mean Higher-High-Tide line. - Same as Mean Higher-High-Water
line.
Mean Higher High Water. - The average height of the higher
high waters over a 19-year period. See Higher High
Water, Nineteen-year Tidal Cycle.
Mean Higher High Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal
plane of mean higher high water with the shore. See
Mean Higher High Water.
Mean High Tide. - Same as Mean High Water.
Mean High Water. - The average height of the high waters over
a 19-year period. All high waters are included in the
average where the tide is either semidiurnal or mixed.
Where the type of tide is predominantly diurnal, only
the higher high-water heights are included in the
average on those days when the tide is semidiurnal. See
mixed tides, semidiurnal tides, diurnal tides, Nineteenyear Tidal Cycle.
Mean High-Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal plane
of mean high water with the shore.
Mean High-Water Mark. - Same as Mean High-Water Line.
Mean Lower Low Water. - The average height of the lower low
waters over a 19-year period. The tidal plane used on
the Pacific Coast as a datum for soundings on the hydrographic surveys and nautical charts of the Coast and
Geodetic Survey.
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Mean Low Water. - The average height of the low waters over
a 19-year period. All low water heights are included
in the average where the type of tide is either semidiurnal or mixed. Where the type of tide is
predominantly diurnal, only the lower low water heights
are included in the average on those days when the -tic,e
becomes semidiurnal.
Mean Low-Water Line. - The intersection of the tidal plane
of mean low water with the shore.
Mean Sea Level. - The average height of the surface of the
sea for all stages of the tide over a 19-year period,
usually determined from hourly height readings. A
determination of mean sea level that has been adopted
as a standard for heights is called a sea level datum.
Mean Tide Level. - Same as Half-tide Level. A tidal datum
midway between Mean High Water and Mean Low Water.
Ordinary High Water. - A nontechnical term considered by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey to be the same as the tidal
plane of mean high water.
Ordinary Low Water. - A nontechnical term considered by the
Coast and Geodetic Survey to be the same as the tidal
plane of mean low water.
Diurnal Tide. - Tides having a period or cycle of approximately one tidal day. Such tides exhibit only one high
and one low water during a tidal day; the predominant
type of tide in the Gulf of Mexico.
Semidiurnal Tides. - Tides having a period of approximately
one-half a tidal day; the type of tide that is predominant throughout the world, with two high waters and
two low waters each tidal day. Tides along the Atlantic
Coast are of this type.
Mixed Tides. - Tides in which the presence of a diurnal wave is
conspicuous by a large inequality in either the high or
low-water heights, or in both, with two high waters and
two low waters occurring each tidal day. Tides along the
California (and Oregon) Coast are of the mixed type.
Tidelands. - The land that is covered and uncovered by the daily
rise and fall of the tide. More specifically, it is the
zone between the mean high-water line and the mean lowwater line along a coast, and is commonly known as the
"shore" or "beach." Referred to in legal decisions as
between ordinary high-water mark and ordinary low-water
mark. Tidelands presuppose a high-water line as the upper
boundary.
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Coquille River (T28S-R14, 15W)
Total Area:
Tidelands:
Tidelands Sold:
Tidelands Granted:
Navigable Length:
Tidewater:
703 acres
350 acres
302 acres
Undetermined!/
(a) Coquille R. - 35.0 miles
(b) North Fork - 2.0 miles
(c) East Fork of North Fork - 2.0 miles
(a) Coquille R. - Reed's Ford - 1.0 mile
above Arago Road Bridge in Myrtle Point
(b) North Fork - Cooper's Bridge - 3.5 miles
above mouth
(c) East Fork of North Fork
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Port of Bandon
Port of Coquille River
1/ The land lying between the lines of ordinary high
and low water was granted to the riparian owner if
a patent was issued prior to October 18, 1878. We
have never determined what lands were involved on
the Coquille R. System.
(Oregon Legislative Act of October 21, 1876 Page 70)
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APPENDIX B
SKETCH PLATES OF LANDFILL PARCELS
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